Martin-Baker MB5 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

23 May 1944

MB5:

1 - Martin-Baker, Denham

Type Specification

Applies to:

Martin-Baker MB5

Type:

Single-seat fighter

Wing:

Cantilever low-wing monoplane. Straight-tapered structure with single spar. All-metal structure with stressed skin

Fuselage:

Steel-tube structure with covering of metal panels

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type tailplane with single fin. Metal structure with horn-balanced rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Retractable tailwheel type. Main gear retract inward into wing

Power Plant:

One 2,305 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 83 twelve-cylinder vee liquid-cooled engine driving 3 bladed contra-rotating airscrews

Accommodation:

Pilots cockpit just aft of wing leading edge with moulded canopy

Armament:

Four 20mm Hispano cannon mounted in the wings

Span:

35 ft 0 in

Length:

37 ft 9 in

Height:

14 ft 0 in

Empty:

9,233 lb

Loaded:

12,090 lb

Max Speed:

450+ mph

Preserved in British Museums

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