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- Code Number:
- TAEV01P01_19B.0361
- Title:
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Martin Mars, Firefighting Airtanker
- Crew: four (with accommodations for a second relief crew)
Capacity: 133 troops, or 84 litter patients and 25 attendants Payload: 32,000 lb (15,000 kg) of cargo, including up to seven jeeps Length: 117 feet 3 in (35.74 m) Wingspan: 200 feet 0 in (60.96 m) Height: 38 feet 5 in (11.71 m) Wing area: 3,686 feet (342.4 m ) Empty weight: 75,573 lb (34,279 kg) Loaded weight: 90,000 lb (40,820 kg) Max takeoff weight: 165,000 lb (74,800 kg) Powerplant: 4 Wright R-3350-24WA Duplex Cyclone (JRM-1 aircraft were originally powered with this engine, but modified by the Navy with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major "corncob" radial engines and designated JRM-3; civilian operators converted them back to Wright R-3350s) 18-cylinder radial engines, 2,500 hp (1,865 kW) each Maximum speed: 192 knots (221 mph, 356 km/h) Range: 4,300 nautical miles (5,000 mi, 8,000 km) Service ceiling: 14,600 feet (4,450 m)
- Keywords:
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Seaplane, Pontoons, Flying Boat, Floatplane, amphibious, Fire Bomber, Aerial Firefighting, Fire Suppression, Civil, Aviation, Civilian, fire fighting, Emergency, hull, equipment, Apparatus, Airtanker, Airtak
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