This aircraft technology video is structured to explain how the
United States built
B-26 works and is operated.
The Martin B-26 was a gas twin-engined medium aircraft built by the
Glenn L. Martin Company from
1941 to
1945.
This video covers takeoff, cockpit controls, pilot flight and maneuvering, also landing.
After entering service, the aircraft received the reputation of a "
Widow-maker" due to the early models' high fail rate during takeoffs and landings. The b-26 became a safer aircraft once crews were re-trained, and after aerodynamics modifications (an increase of wingspan and wing angle-of-incidence to give better takeoff performance, and a larger vertical stabilizer and rudder). The B-26 had the lowest loss rate of any medium aircraft used from
1942 - 1945. A total of 5,288 were produced between
February 1941 and
March 1945.
SPECIFICATION:
Maximum speed: 287 mph (250 knots, 460 km/h) at 5,000 feet (
1,500 m)
Cruise speed: 216 mph (188 knots, 358 km/h)
Landing speed: 114 mph (90 knots, 167 km/h))
Radius: 1,
150 mi (
999 nmi, 1,850 km)
Ferry range: 2,850 mi (2,480 nmi, 4,590 km)
Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,
400 m)
Wing loading: 46.4 lb/ft² (228 kg/m²)
Power/mass:
0.10 hp/lb (170 W/kg
12 ×
.50 in (
12.7 mm) M2
Brownings
Internal Capacity: 4,000 pounds (
1,800 kg)
For more reading on the
Marauder, please visit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder
How
Planes Work playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCjSS5CuSCU&list;=PLCIsViWU6sLmr7UagMdPxiKgDshZ1VvJo
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- published: 21 Aug 2015
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