Martin S
| Model S | |
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| Role | Observation seaplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Martin |
| Designer | Donald Douglas
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| First flight | 1915 |
| Primary user | Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps |
| Number built | 6 or 16[1] |
| Developed from | Martin T |
The Martin S was a two-seat observation
Donald Douglas' first and only design for the Martin company, and it set three world altitude records and a flight duration record that stood for three years.[4]
Six, possibly fourteen, of these aircraft were operated by the
1st Company, 2d Aero Squadron at Fort Mills, Corregidor, in March and April 1916, where they used a radio transmitter with a range of 29 miles to adjust battery fire for the Coast Artillery.[5]
Operators
Specifications
Data from aerofiles.com
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Length: 29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)
- Wingspan: 46 ft 5 in (14.15 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hall-Scott A-5 , 125 hp (93 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 85 mph (136 km/h, 74 kn)
References
- Notes
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- ^ a b Aero Files states six, and Baugher corroborates their serial numbers (S.C. 56-59, 94-95), while Taylor states fourteen. No additional serials for Martin S are given in Baugher. Aero Files does not list any aircraft for the Navy.
- ^ a b c Taylor 1989, 635
- ^ a b The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, 2432
- ^ "The Early Years of Douglas Aircraft, the 1920s"
- ^ Hennessey, Juliette (1958). "The United States Army Air Arm, April 1861 to April 1917" (PDF). USAF Historical Study No. 98. AFHRA (USAF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 6 Mar 2011., pp. 152 and 165.
- Bibliography
- "Martin, Martin-Willard". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- "The Early Years of Douglas Aircraft, the 1920s". U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission website. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions.