Martin-Baker MB2 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd |
First Flight: |
3 August 1938 |
MB2: |
1 - Martin-Baker, Denham |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Martin-Baker MB2 |
Type: |
Single-seat fighter |
Wing: |
Cantilever low-wing monoplane. Tapered wing of all-metal structure |
Fuselage: |
Steel-tube structure with covering of metal forward of cockpit and fabric aft |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane type tailplane with single fin. Metal structure |
Landing Gear: |
Fixed main gear in fairings. Tailwheel |
Power Plant: |
One 805 hp Napier Dagger III 24-cylinder H-type engine driving a two blade propeller |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit |
Armament: |
Eight 0.303-in (7.7-mm) Brownings in the wings |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
34ft 0 in |
Length: |
34ft 6 in |
Height: |
Unknown |
Weights | |
Gross: |
5,537 Ib |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
320 mph |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
http://www.martin-baker.com/history_mb2.html |