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MARTIN P5M-2 MARLIN
Specifications

Type: Patrol Flying boat
Manufacturer: Glenn L. Martin Company
Primary Users:
- United States Navy
- United States Coast Guard
- French Navy
 Crew: 11
First Flight: May 30, 1948
Service Delivery: 1952
Retired: 1967
Number Built: 285
Powerplant:
  Model:
  Wright R-3350-32WA
  Type: 18-cylinder radial
  Number: 4
  Horsepower: 3,450 hp each
Dimensions:
Length: 100 ft 7 in (30.7 m)
Wingspan: 117 ft 2 in (35.7 m)
Height: 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m)
Wing area: 1,406 ft² (130.1 m²)

Weights:
Empty weight: 50,485 lb (22,900 kg)
Loaded weight: 72,600 lb (33,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 85,000 lb (38,600 kg)

   Performance:
Maximum speed: 251 mph (404 kph)
Cruise speed: 150 mph (242 kph)
Range: 2,050 mi (3,300 km)
Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,300 m)
Rate of climb: 1,200 ft/min (6.1 m/s)
Wing loading: 60.5 lb/ft² (287 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.081 hp/lb

Armament:
4 × 2,160 lb (980 kg) torpedoes or
4 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) mines or bombs or
8 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) mines or
16 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs or
16 × 330 lb (150 kg) depth charges or
1 × Mk.90 "Betty" nuclear depth charge

Avionics:
AN/APS-44 radar (later replaced by AN/APS-80 radar)


Martin P5M Marlin

Sources:
Wikipedia
Swanborough, Gordon and Bowers, Peter M. United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. London:Putnam, Second edition 1976. ISBN 0-370-10054-9.
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