Мировая Авиация 184

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

Компания "Forest Industries Flying Tankers Limited" эксплуатировала две летающие лодки JRM-3 Mars даже в 2001 году. Самолет "Hawaii Mars" (изображен на рисунке) перевозил в своих баках-отсеках в районе киля воду. Во время службы в ВМС США летающая лодка могла брать на борт до 133 военнослужащих или 84 носилочных раненых, 24 сидячих раненых и девять медиков, или до 15 876 кг груза. Под крылом можно было крепить лебедку грузоподъемностью 2268 кг для облегчения погрузки через люки в бортах.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

FIFT’s Martin JRM-3 ‘Hawaii Mars’ over Long Beach Harbour, California.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7]

A dramatic photograph of Martin Mars waterbomber C-FLYK Philippine Mars, taken by MICHAEL O'LEARY over British Columbia in April 1988

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The scale of a water-dropping Mars is difficult to appreciate. That wing, which dwarfs C-FLYL Hawaii Mars’s four 2,500 h.p. Wright Cyclones, spans 200ft.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

Авиация и Время 2006-02 / А.Заблотский, А.Сальников - Небесные пожарные

"Тяжелый водяной бомбардировщик" Martin JRM "Mars", эксплуатируемый канадской фирмой FIFT в 60-е годы прошлого века

Air International 2008-03 / News: Headline, Military, Civil, Accidents

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM-3 Mars C-FLYL 'Hawaii Mars' performs a water drop demonstration in Vancouver Harbour, Canada, on January 17, 2008 during a logging industry convention. Coulson Air Crane took over operation of the last two surviving Martin Mars water-bomber flying boats last year but is struggling to even break even with their operations and is therefore publicising their benefits as much as possible in an effort to gain more fire-fighting contracts.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

CF-LYL Hawaii Mars in its water-bomber role. It is one of the last two survivors of its type.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7]

Instant cloudburst: Canada based firefighting Martin Mars C-FLYK releases thousands of gallons of water from its glassfibre internal tanks.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

C-FLYL Hawaii Mars lets go over a forest fire about 40 miles north-west of Victoria, British Columbia. The Mars picked up their water-loads from Cowichan Lake, about ten miles away - retractable probes enabling them to skim the lake surface at 70 m.p.h. and scoop up 30 tons of water in less than half a minute.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

A fire’s-eye view of a Mars dropping water from low level.

Мировая Авиация 243

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7]

Вертикальное оперение Philippine Mars окрашено в белый цвет, а вертикальное оперение Hawaii Mars - в красный. Оба самолета особенно эффективны для нанесения первого удара по очагу пожара, но и потом они способны поддерживать высокий темп борьбы с огнем.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The Mars in Long Beach Harbour.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

Hawaii Mars under power in Long Beach Harbour.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The picket boat gives scale to 'Hawaii Mars'

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7], C-FLYL   [18]

C-FLYL rests at its moorings while C-FLYK Philippine Mars jettisons water over Sproat Lake, Vancouver Island.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7]

C-FLYK rests on the glassy surface of Sproat Lake, looking more like a small-scale model than a 162,000lb leviathan.

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Early advertisement featuring the prototype Mars. Martin had high hopes that its mammoth would find a good market with the postwar airlines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The Mars over Chesapeake Bay on its maiden flight, July 3, 1942, with nose turret evident.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The prototype in camouflage, 1944, with turrets removed and nose faired over.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1946 / 03 - All the world's aeroplanes

The Martin XPB2M-1R Mars Transport Flying-boat (four Wright R-3350 engines).

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v4

Martin XPB2M-1.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

Marianas Mars, 6821, is seen undergoing maintenance in a floating dock at Alameda NAS, California.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The second JRM-1, 6820 Philippine Mars, makes an impressive rocket-assisted takeoff in 1948.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1947 / All the world's aeroplanes

The Martin JRM-1 Mars Transport Flying-boat (four Wright R-3350-8 Duplex-Cyclone engines).

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The ill-fated first production JRM-1, 6819 Hawaii Mars, during its maiden flight on July 21, 1945, with the twin-finned XPB2M-1R coming up behind.

Мировая Авиация 85

19 мая 1949г.: летающая лодка Martin JRM Mars "Marshall Mars" ВМС США на маршруте Аламеда (штат Айдахо) - Сан-Диего (штат Калифорния) установила рекорд грузоподъемности - 301 пассажир и 7 членов экипажа.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The sole JRM-2, 6824 Caroline Mars, was delivered in July 1947.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The first JRM-1, Hawaii Mars, comes in to touchdown after its first flight. It sank in Chesapeake Bay on August 5, 1945, only two weeks later.

Мировая Авиация 117

Крупнейшей летающей лодкой за всю историю ВМС США стала Martin Mars, созданная как морской бомбардировщик, она использовалась в качестве транспортной. ВМС США получили пять JRM-1 и одну JRM-2.

Air International 1983-02

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYN

Of four Martin Mars flying-boats acquired by Forest Industries Flying Tankers Ltd, two were still flying last year from Sproat Lake on Vancouver Island; C-FLYN (s/n 76823) is illustrated.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

John Wells (left) and Tom Irving at Long Beach for the Mars capability demonstration.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The Mars in Long Beach Harbour.

Air Pictorial 1976-03

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

Quite a rare bird now, Martin JRM Mars C-FLYL "Hawaii Mars" is seen undergoing routine maintenance at Sproat Lake, British Columbia, Canada, on 14th September 1975 after water-bombing a forest fire. This flying-boat and one other, out of four purchased by the B.C. Flying Tankers Organization in 1960, are still in regular use

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

“The only thing unique about the Mars is its size”. Looking down on the cockpit from the 200ft span wing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-09

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7]

MICHAEL O'LEARY'S stunning photograph depicts the majestic Martin Mars C-FLYK flying on two engines from its Port Albemi base on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in May this year.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The huge dump doors in the side of ‘Hawaii Mars’.

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Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYL   [18]

The flight deck of 'Hawaii Mars', including modern radio fits and controls for scooping, mixing and dumping.

Aeroplane Monthly 1976-04 / B.Gunston - The Mighty Mars

The first Mars after the engine fire which delayed the maiden flight. Note the nacelle in the water and the holes in the upper fuselage made by propeller blades.

Мировая Авиация 243

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: C-FLYK   [7], C-FLYL   [18]

Martin JRM-3 Mars. Компания "Forest Industries Flying Tankers" (FIFT) из Порт- Элберни, Британская Колумбия, приступила к использованию для борьбы с пожарами гигантских самолетов Mars в 1960 году. В 2007 году летающие лодки продали "Coulson Forest Products", они эксплуатируются до сих пор.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-04 / A.Edney - Mars, bringer of water

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Morane-Saulnier MS.500 Criquet - ФранцияFrance - 1944