title: Martin XNBL-2
text: # Martin XNBL-2
  
  The Martin XNBL-2 was a 1920s biplane night light bomber proposal by the Glenn Martin Company for the United States Army Air Service. Two prototypes were ordered in 1922, but cancelled before construction began, due to lack of funding.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  Data from Wagner, 2004
  
  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: four
  * Length: 53 ft (16 m)
  * Wingspan: 98 ft 2 in (29.92 m)
  * Wing area: 3,000 sq ft (280 $m^2)$
  * Empty weight: 14,704 lb (6,670 kg)
  * Gross weight: 26,190 lb (11,880 kg)
  * Powerplant: 2 × Engineering Division W-1 engines, 700 hp (520 kW) each
  
  Performance
  
  * Maximum speed: 95 mph (153 km/h, 83 kn)
  * Service ceiling: 9,000 ft (2,700 m)
  
  Armament
  
  * Guns: 5x 0.3 in (7.62 mm) machine-guns
  * Bombs: 1,907 lb (865.0 kg)
  