262:
154:
training glider; two XLNT-1s, converted to remote control, had been tested as part of initial Glomb trials. The LBT-1 featured a high, strut-braced wing and tricycle landing gear; the aircraft was designed to carry a 2,000 pounds (910 kg) bomb as a warhead. In addition to its TV-and-radio remote
121:
During
December 1940, the United States Navy began studies of a proposed "glider bomb", which was intended to be an inexpensive, unpowered aircraft, remotely controlled from another, conventional aircraft, that would be capable of delivering bombs to an enemy target without putting aircrew at risk to
141:
The initial trials of the Glomb concept were conducted using conversions of existing gliders for unpiloted, remotely controlled flight; these tests seemed to indicate that the concept had promise, and a request for designs from industry was issued. Three companies were awarded contracts to develop
163:
The LBT-1 began evaluation by the Navy in April 1944. The Navy's contract called for the production of 100 of each type of Glomb; however, by
October 1944, trials were beginning to indicate that the low expected performance of the glider bomb was a liability, and the Piper LBP-1 and LBE-1 were
26:
1118:
321:
1113:
134:
to steer the Glomb to its target. Following the Navy's initial evaluation, the Glomb comcept was deemed to be worth developing further, and the project was given official status by the
1108:
113:" models ordered by the Navy, the LBT suffered from technical and performance difficulties, and was cancelled early in production, none of the aircraft seeing operational service.
578:
164:
considered superior. Accordingly, the LBT contract was cancelled; only 25 examples of the type were constructed, none of which would see any operational service.
1093:
741:
1098:
419:
1123:
540:
493:
130:
located in the nose of the glider, which would transmit its signal to a piloted aircraft, an operator aboard the control aircraft using
1128:
571:
734:
326:
155:
guidance system, the LBT-1 retained a cockpit, allowing a pilot on board to fly the aircraft on training and evaluation flights.
126:
to the area of its target; guidance following release of the glider from its towing aircraft was intended to be provided by a
1088:
564:
727:
452:
1103:
1032:
652:
973:
647:
485:
U.S. Naval
Weapons: every gun, missile, mine, and torpedo used by the U.S. Navy from 1883 to the present day
1009:
123:
1050:
991:
135:
667:
483:
963:
958:
921:
820:
587:
642:
150:, and Taylorcraft. The Taylorcraft design, designated LBT-1 by the Navy, was based on the company's
530:
448:
430:
903:
766:
750:
102:
67:
911:
536:
489:
461:
1022:
981:
885:
857:
719:
657:
950:
929:
698:
693:
688:
683:
662:
479:
304:
267:
151:
90:
510:
25:
867:
802:
792:
637:
632:
309:
292:
147:
1082:
875:
703:
627:
622:
617:
601:
131:
1040:
1017:
774:
98:
122:
the target's defenses. The glider bomb, or "Glomb", would be towed by an ordinary
893:
275:
94:
49:
1063:
849:
784:
257:
143:
106:
36:
1058:
999:
810:
287:
127:
556:
465:
532:
Wings for the Navy: A History of the Naval
Aircraft Factory, 1917–1956
110:
723:
560:
322:
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
142:
operational "Glomb" aircraft, the contracts being given to
1119:
Cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States
454:
Guidance and Homing of
Missiles and Pilotless Aircraft
429:. Bureau of Aeronautics. January 1946. Archived from
1049:
1031:
1008:
990:
972:
949:
942:
920:
902:
884:
866:
848:
841:
819:
801:
783:
765:
758:
676:
610:
594:
299:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
233:
240 mph (390 km/h, 210 kn) tow speed
1114:World War II guided missiles of the United States
460:. Dayton, OH: Headquarters Air Material Command.
227:314 mph (505 km/h, 273 kn) in dive
515:Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles
1109:Unmanned aerial vehicles of the United States
735:
572:
8:
946:
845:
762:
742:
728:
720:
579:
565:
557:
535:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
488:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
451:; G.A. Morton; I.A. Getting (May 1946).
342:
383:
381:
379:
15:
753:glider aircraft designations pre-1962
405:Dryden, Morten and Getting 1946, p.12
366:
364:
7:
1094:1940s United States military gliders
354:
352:
350:
348:
346:
1099:1940s United States bomber aircraft
194:25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
14:
206:181 sq ft (16.8 m)
327:List of unmanned aerial vehicles
260:
24:
1:
212:3,930 lb (1,783 kg)
1124:Aircraft first flown in 1944
529:Trimble, William F. (1990).
1145:
249:2,000 pounds (910 kg)
109:. One of three prototype "
1129:Television guided weapons
517:. designation-systems.net
23:
18:
611:Taylorcraft designations
509:Parsch, Andreas (2003).
179:General characteristics
1010:Naval Aircraft Factory
943:Glider, Transport (LR)
200:35 ft (11 m)
168:Specifications (LBT-1)
124:carrier-based aircraft
117:Design and development
93:designed and built by
677:Military designations
396:Friedman 1982, p.201.
136:Bureau of Aeronautics
1089:Taylorcraft aircraft
842:Glider, Trainer (LN)
588:Taylorcraft Aircraft
420:"Pilotless Aircraft"
387:Trimble 1990, p.270.
427:Naval Aviation News
373:January 1946, p.19.
371:Naval Aviation News
282:Related development
159:Operational history
101:, in response to a
1104:High-wing aircraft
105:requirement for a
103:United States Navy
68:United States Navy
64:Primary user
1076:
1075:
1072:
1071:
938:
937:
837:
836:
717:
716:
542:978-0-87021-663-3
495:978-0-87021-735-7
83:
82:
1136:
947:
846:
763:
759:Glider Bomb (LB)
744:
737:
730:
721:
581:
574:
567:
558:
552:
550:
549:
525:
523:
522:
505:
503:
502:
480:Friedman, Norman
475:
473:
472:
459:
444:
442:
441:
435:
424:
406:
403:
397:
394:
388:
385:
374:
368:
359:
356:
270:
265:
264:
263:
241:
220:
181:
76:
40:Type of aircraft
28:
16:
1144:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1133:
1079:
1078:
1077:
1068:
1045:
1027:
1004:
986:
968:
951:Allied Aviation
934:
916:
898:
880:
862:
833:
815:
797:
779:
754:
748:
718:
713:
672:
606:
595:Taylor Brothers
590:
585:
555:
547:
545:
543:
528:
520:
518:
508:
500:
498:
496:
478:
470:
468:
457:
449:Dryden, Hugh L.
447:
439:
437:
433:
422:
418:
414:
409:
404:
400:
395:
391:
386:
377:
369:
362:
357:
344:
340:
335:
305:Cornelius XBG-3
268:Aviation portal
266:
261:
259:
256:
242:
237:
216:
177:
170:
161:
138:in April 1941.
119:
87:Taylorcraft LBT
74:
41:
12:
11:
5:
1142:
1140:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1081:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1066:
1061:
1055:
1053:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1037:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1014:
1012:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1002:
996:
994:
988:
987:
985:
984:
978:
976:
970:
969:
967:
966:
961:
955:
953:
944:
940:
939:
936:
935:
933:
932:
926:
924:
918:
917:
915:
914:
908:
906:
900:
899:
897:
896:
890:
888:
882:
881:
879:
878:
872:
870:
864:
863:
861:
860:
854:
852:
843:
839:
838:
835:
834:
832:
831:
825:
823:
817:
816:
814:
813:
807:
805:
799:
798:
796:
795:
789:
787:
781:
780:
778:
777:
771:
769:
760:
756:
755:
749:
747:
746:
739:
732:
724:
715:
714:
712:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
680:
678:
674:
673:
671:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
614:
612:
608:
607:
605:
604:
598:
596:
592:
591:
586:
584:
583:
576:
569:
561:
554:
553:
541:
526:
506:
494:
476:
445:
415:
413:
410:
408:
407:
398:
389:
375:
360:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
330:
329:
324:
313:
312:
310:Fletcher FBT-2
307:
296:
295:
293:Pratt-Read LBE
290:
279:
278:
272:
271:
255:
252:
251:
250:
235:
234:
228:
225:Maximum speed:
214:
213:
207:
201:
195:
189:
188:One (optional)
169:
166:
160:
157:
148:Piper Aircraft
118:
115:
81:
80:
77:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
39:
34:
30:
29:
21:
20:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1141:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1065:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1056:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
997:
995:
993:
989:
983:
980:
979:
977:
975:
971:
965:
962:
960:
957:
956:
954:
952:
948:
945:
941:
931:
928:
927:
925:
923:
919:
913:
910:
909:
907:
905:
901:
895:
892:
891:
889:
887:
883:
877:
874:
873:
871:
869:
865:
859:
856:
855:
853:
851:
847:
844:
840:
830:
827:
826:
824:
822:
818:
812:
809:
808:
806:
804:
800:
794:
791:
790:
788:
786:
782:
776:
773:
772:
770:
768:
764:
761:
757:
752:
745:
740:
738:
733:
731:
726:
725:
722:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
679:
675:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
615:
613:
609:
603:
602:Taylor Chummy
600:
599:
597:
593:
589:
582:
577:
575:
570:
568:
563:
562:
559:
544:
538:
534:
533:
527:
516:
512:
507:
497:
491:
487:
486:
481:
477:
467:
463:
456:
455:
450:
446:
436:on 2012-11-05
432:
428:
421:
417:
416:
411:
402:
399:
393:
390:
384:
382:
380:
376:
372:
367:
365:
361:
355:
353:
351:
349:
347:
343:
337:
332:
328:
325:
323:
320:
319:
318:
317:
316:Related lists
311:
308:
306:
303:
302:
301:
300:
294:
291:
289:
286:
285:
284:
283:
277:
274:
273:
269:
258:
253:
248:
245:
244:
243:
240:
232:
231:Cruise speed:
229:
226:
223:
222:
221:
219:
211:
210:Gross weight:
208:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
190:
187:
184:
183:
182:
180:
175:
174:
167:
165:
158:
156:
153:
149:
145:
139:
137:
133:
132:radio control
129:
125:
116:
114:
112:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
78:
73:
72:
69:
66:
63:
62:
58:
56:First flight
55:
54:
51:
48:
46:Manufacturer
45:
44:
38:
35:
32:
31:
27:
22:
17:
974:AGA Aviation
828:
708:
546:. Retrieved
531:
519:. Retrieved
514:
499:. Retrieved
484:
469:. Retrieved
453:
438:. Retrieved
431:the original
426:
412:Bibliography
401:
392:
370:
315:
314:
298:
297:
281:
280:
246:
238:
236:
230:
224:
217:
215:
209:
203:
197:
191:
185:
178:
176:
172:
171:
162:
140:
120:
99:World War II
86:
84:
75:Number built
922:Taylorcraft
821:Taylorcraft
511:"LB Series"
358:Parsch 2005
276:ASM-N-2 Bat
218:Performance
95:Taylorcraft
59:April 1944
50:Taylorcraft
1083:Categories
850:Pratt-Read
785:Pratt-Read
548:2011-01-29
521:2011-01-29
501:2011-01-26
471:2011-01-29
466:B0007E4WJE
440:2011-01-29
333:References
204:Wing area:
144:Pratt-Read
107:glide bomb
37:Glide bomb
904:Schweizer
767:McDonnell
338:Citations
288:Piper LBP
198:Wingspan:
173:Data from
128:TV camera
482:(1982).
254:See also
239:Armament
1033:Bristol
886:Aeronca
192:Length:
97:during
539:
492:
464:
247:Bombs:
91:glider
89:was a
19:LBT-1
992:Snead
868:Piper
803:Piper
668:Sport
458:(PDF)
434:(PDF)
423:(PDF)
186:Crew:
152:LNT-1
111:Glomb
33:Role
1064:LR2W
1051:Waco
1023:LR2N
964:LR2A
699:TG-6
694:O-57
684:C-95
658:F-21
653:F-19
537:ISBN
490:ISBN
462:ASIN
85:The
1059:LRW
1041:LRQ
1018:LRN
1000:LRH
982:LRG
959:LRA
930:LNT
912:LNS
894:LNR
876:LNP
858:LNE
829:LBT
811:LBP
793:LBE
775:LBD
751:USN
709:LBT
704:LMT
689:L-2
663:F22
79:25
1085::
648:20
643:18
638:16
633:15
513:.
425:.
378:^
363:^
345:^
146:,
743:e
736:t
729:v
628:D
623:B
618:A
580:e
573:t
566:v
551:.
524:.
504:.
474:.
443:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
