Martin Mars water bombers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Martin_Mars_water_bombers
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martin Mars water bombers
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
gptkb:Sproat_Lake,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6