To: Snickersnee
Does anyone else remember the Martin P5M? I believe it was the first jet powered flying boat way back in the 50s. As I recall, one of the big problems with it was that of spray getting into the jet engines. Offhand I don't remember which engines were used but they were not turbofans. They were mounted on gull wings, which were a sort of Martin trademark going back to the PBM.
To: 19th LA Inf
Martin built a supersonic amphibian. Was that the P5?
37 posted on
06/22/2003 2:22:54 AM PDT by
illumini
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