McDonnell LBD
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| General Information | |
| Type | Air-to-ground missile |
| Local name | LBD-1 Gargoyle |
| Country of origin |
 United States
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| Manufacturer | McDonnell Aircraft Corporation |
| Commissioning | 1944 |
| Working time | 1944–1945 Second World War |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 3.1 m |
| diameter | 508 mm |
| span | 2.6 m |
| drive | Solid rocket 8AS1000 JATO bottle 1000lbf |
| speed | 970 km / h |
| Range | 9.3-13 km |
| Furnishing | |
| steering | Radio controlled |
| Target location | Visual |
| Warhead | 453.6 kg |
| Detonator | Impact fuse |
| Weapon platforms | Warplanes |
| Lists on the subject | |
The McDonnell LBD-1 Gargoyle (later name: KBD-1) was a glide bomb developed in the USA from World War II .
history
The LBD Gargoyle (Gargoyle = English for gargoyles ) of the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation was one of the forerunners of the modern anti-ship missile .
After the German successes with the Henschel Hs 293 and Fritz X , the US began work on a number of similar weapons based on its own success with the Azon, a guided dropping ammunition. These included the Bat , Felix, GB-8 and LBD Gargoyle. The LBD Gargoyle had a 450-kilogram warhead (M65 fragmentation bomb or M59 semi-armor-piercing ammunition ) and should be able to be steered by carrier-based aircraft against a maneuvering target with good visibility. Starting from an altitude of 4,600 m, the LBD Gargoyle had a powered flight distance of 9.3 to 13.0 kilometers and could be steered up to 52 kilometers.
A start-up speed of at least 320 km / h was necessary to prevent it in the short wings to stall comes. A 8AS1000 JATO - solid rocket in the rear with 4.4 kN static thrust brought the LBD Gargoyle at a top speed of 970 km / h.
The LBD Gargoyle was remote-controlled by radio, with flares ejected in the stern, like the Fritz X , serving as visual control aids. The visibility of the flares limited the maximum range. The Gargoyle was able to withstand an acceleration of 4 g (39 m / s 2 ) at a turning circle of 777.2 m. Production at McDonnell Aircraft Corporation began in 1944 and the LBD Gargoyle was tested from March to July 1945. But the war was over before the LBD Gargoyle started operating. However, tests were continued until 1947.
Web links
- Gargoyle Missile at the National Air and Space Museum
- Allied & German guided weapons of WW2
- The Dawn of the Smart Bomb
- Guided weapons of WW2
- GB series weapons
credentials
- This article contains material originally taken from a poster at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center .
- Fitzsimons, Bernard, editor. "Gargoyle," in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Weapons and Warfare , Volume 10, p. 1090. London: Phoebus Publishing, 1978.