Keystone LB-6 - Specifications (LB-6)

Specifications (LB-6)

Data from Keystone LB-6, National Museum of the USAF fact page

General characteristics

• Crew: Five
• Length: 49 ft 03 in (15.01 m)
• Wingspan: 75 ft 0 in (23.0 m)
• Height: 18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
• Wing area: 1,148 ft2 (106.38 m2)
• Empty weight: 7,024 lb (3,186 kg)
• Gross weight: 13,440 lb (6,100 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Wright Cyclone R-1750-1 radial engine, 525 hp (391 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 114 mph (183 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 95 mph (153 km/h)
• Range: 632 miles (1,017 km)
• Service ceiling: 11,650 ft (3,550 m)
• Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (180 m/s)

Armament

• 2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open position in nose
• 2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open dorsal position
• 1 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in ventral hatch
• 2,000 lb (910 kg) Bombs