The Martin AM Mauler (originally XBTM) is a single-seat carrier-based attack aircraft built for the United States Navy. Designed during World War II, the Mauler encountered development delays and did not enter service until 1948 in small numbers. The aircraft proved troublesome and remained in frontline service only until 1950, when the Navy switched to the smaller and simpler Douglas AD Skyraider (I'll make a post on this later). Maulers remained in reserve squadrons until 1953. A few were built as AM-1Q electronic-warfare aircraft with an additional crewman in the fuselage.
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Specs:
Crew: one (two for AM-1Q)
Length: 41 ft 3 in (12.57 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Wing area: 496 sq ft (46.1 m2)
Empty weight: 15,257 lb (6,920 kg)
Gross weight: 25,737 lb (11,674 kg)
Fuel capacity: 510 US gallons (1,900 L; 420 imp gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-4 Wasp Major Radial, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
Propellers: 4-bladed, 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) diameter
Performance
Maximum speed: 334 mph (538 km/h, 290 kn)
Cruise speed: 189 mph (304 km/h, 164 kn)
Combat range: 1,524 mi (2,452 km, 1,324 nmi)
Service ceiling: 27,000 ft (8,200 m)
Time to altitude: 5.9 minutes to 10,000 feet (3,048 m)
Wing loading: 48.7 lb/sq ft (238 kg/m2)
Armament
Guns: 4 20 mm (0.79 in) T-31 cannon with 200 rounds per gun[28]
Hardpoints: 15
Rockets: 12 5-inch (130 mm) HVAR
Missiles: 3 Mark 13 torpedoes
ALL INFORMATION TAKEN FROM WIKIPEDIA
Martin did an amazingly quick job in producing the Mauler combined dive-and-torpedo bomber. And the aircraft offered huge potential due to the vast payload it could carry.
Alas, it was to prove - as part of it's nickname suggests - "Awful".
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