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Model S
Role Observation seaplane
National origin United States
Manufacturer Martin
Designer
Donald Douglas
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

 United States

Specifications

Data from aerofiles.com

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, pilot and observer

Performance

References

Notes
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Taylor 1989, 635
  3. ^ a b The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft, 2432
  4. ^ "The Early Years of Douglas Aircraft, the 1920s"
  5. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help), pp. 152 and 165.
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