Martin JRM Mars flying boat
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The Martin JRM Mars flying boat is a large World War II–era American long-range transport seaplane, later famous for its postwar use as a massive water-bombing firefighting aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin JRM Mars flying boat canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying boat
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| configuration | high-wing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 190 mph ⓘ |
| designedAs | long-range ocean patrol bomber ⓘ |
| engineType | piston radial engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1942 ⓘ |
| height | about 15.9 m ⓘ |
| hullType | boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| landingGear | water-landing only ⓘ |
| laterAdaptedAs |
aerial firefighting aircraft
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ |
| length | about 36.6 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 221 mph ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight |
about 165,000 kg
ⓘ
about 400,000 lb ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest flying boats ever built ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
JRM-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JRM-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 7 ⓘ |
| operator |
Forest Industries Flying Tankers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | 4 × Wright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| range | over 5,000 km ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSNService | 1956 ⓘ |
| role |
long-range transport seaplane
ⓘ
water bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 4,900 m ⓘ |
| successorInRole | land-based strategic airlifters ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Pacific theater logistics
ⓘ
aerial firefighting ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| waterCapacity |
about 7,200 US gallons
ⓘ
over 27,000 liters ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 61.0 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.