Elias XNBS-3

The Elias XNBS-3 was a 1920s prototype biplane bomber built by Elias for the United States Army Air Corps.

Development
The XNBS-3 was a large biplane bomber with a steel tube fuselage and powered by two 425 hp Liberty 12A piston engines. It had a conventional landing gear with a tail skid and a crew of four. The prototype was designated XNBS-3 (prototype night bomber short distance) and tested by the Army Air Corps in 1924 at McCook Field, it was similar to the earlier Martin NBS-1 and was no real improvement so was not ordered into production.

Operators

 * United States Army Air Corps
 * United States Army Air Corps