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Martin MO
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Martin MO-1 at Langley
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Role
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Observation monoplane
Type of aircraft
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Manufacturer
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Martin
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First flight
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14 December 1924
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Primary user
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United States Navy
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Number built
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36
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The
Martin MO
was an American observation monoplane built by the
Glenn L. Martin Company
of
Cleveland, Ohio
for the
United States Navy
.
In the early 1920s the United States Navy became interested in a thick airfoil section, cantilever wing, United States military observation aircraft, developed by the
Dutch
company
Fokker
. The Navy's
Bureau of Aeronautics
designed a three-seat observation monoplane to use a similar wing. Production of the aircraft, designated the
MO-1
, was contracted to the
Glenn L. Martin Company
with an order for 36 aircraft. The MO-1 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a slab-sided fuselage and a fixed tailwheel landing gear. It had an all-metal structure with a fabric covering, and was powered by a
Curtiss D-12
engine. In 1924 one aircraft was fitted with float landing gear for evaluation.
Variants
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- MO-1
- Production version for the United States Navy, 36 built.
Operators
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-
United States
Specifications (MO-1)
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Data from
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2419
General characteristics
- Crew:
three
- Wingspan:
53 ft 1 in (16.18 m)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Curtiss D-12
, 435 hp (324 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed:
105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
Related lists
References
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- John Andrade, U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909, Midland Counties Publications, 1979,
ISBN
0-904597-22-9
(Page 204)
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2419
External links
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Media related to
Martin MO
at Wikimedia Commons
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