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Hawaii Mars I – JRM-1 BuNo 76819 first flown on 21 July 1945 and delivered to the United States Navy. It sank on 5 August 1945 in the Chesapeake Bay and was disposed as scrap. Philippine Mars – JRM-1 BuNo 76820, delivered to the USN on 26 June 1946 and assigned to VR-2 at NAS Alameda, California. Converted and re-designated JRM-3.
It was basically a 40% enlargement of the Martin JRM Mars, weighing 250,000 pounds at takeoff and featuring a longer hull and wingspan, being powered by six radial piston engines. No powerplant types were revealed. The Martin 193 lost out to the Hughes H-4 Hercules, and after the end of World War II obviated the urgency for Sky Freighters ...
It received an order for a single prototype XPBM-1 on 30 June 1937. [2] To test the PBM's layout, Martin built a three-eighths scale flying model, the Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper with a crew of one and powered by a single 120 hp (89 kW) Chevrolet engine driving two airscrews via v-belts; this was flown in December 1937.
The Glenn L. Martin Company, also known as The Martin Company from 1917 to 1961, was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin. The Martin Company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the US and allies, especially during World War II and the Cold War .
Short S23 "C" Class or "Empire" flying boat A PBM Mariner takes off in 1942 Dornier X in 1932. A flying boat is a type of seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. [1] It differs from a floatplane in having a fuselage that is purpose-designed for flotation, while floatplanes rely on fuselage-mounted floats for buoyancy.
Lockheed FO-1 - Fighter; Martin JM Marauder - Medium bomber; Martin JRM Mars - Transport flying boat; Martin M-130 - Impressed flying boat; Martin PBM Mariner - Flying boat; Martin PB2M Mars - Prototype patrol flying boat; Naval Aircraft Factory N3N - Trainer; Naval Aircraft Factory TDN - Assault drone; North American NJ-1 - Trainer
The system was subsequently amended to differentiate aircraft classes from the same manufacturer. The designation letters were as follows: [1] A – Curtiss Aeroplane Company, landplanes and hydro aeroplanes (i.e. floatplanes) B – Wright Company, landplanes and hydro aeroplanes; C – Curtiss Aeroplane, flying boats
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