Martin-Baker MB3 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Martin-Baker Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

31 August 1942

MB3:

1 - Martin-Baker, Denham

Type Specification

Applies to:

Martin-Baker MB3

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 2,300 hp Napier Sabre II 24 cylinder H-type engine driving a variable-pitch three-blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit

Armament:

Six 20mm cannon mounted in the wings

Span:

35 ft 0 in

Length:

35 ft 4 in

Height:

Unknown

Gross:

11,497 Ib

Max Speed:

415 mph (estimated)

Preserved in British Museums

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