Martin Mars water bombers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Martin_Mars_water_bombers

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:baseOfOperations	gptkb:Sproat_Lake,_British_Columbia,_Canada
gptkbp:convertedTo	aerial firefighting
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Wright_R-3350_Duplex-Cyclone_radial_engines
gptkbp:firstFlight	1942
gptkbp:height	48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
gptkbp:length	117 ft 3 in (35.76 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Glenn_L._Martin_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	221 mph (356 km/h)
gptkbp:maximumWaterCapacity	27,000 liters 7,200 US gallons
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight	165,000 lb (74,800 kg)
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:Hawaii_Mars gptkb:Philippine_Mars
gptkbp:notableFor	largest operational flying boat in the world
gptkbp:numberBuilt	7
gptkbp:numberConvertedToWaterBombers	4
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	4
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Coulson_Flying_Tankers
gptkbp:purpose	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:range	5,000 miles (8,000 km)
gptkbp:registration	gptkb:C-FLYK_(Philippine_Mars) gptkb:C-FLYL_(Hawaii_Mars)
gptkbp:retiredFromFirefighting	2015
gptkbp:status	museum display (Philippine Mars) operational (Hawaii Mars, as of 2024)
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Pacific_theater_(WWII) forest firefighting
gptkbp:wingspan	200 ft (61 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sproat_Lake
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Martin Mars water bombers