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16 unusual facts about Glenn L. Martin Company


Bennett BTC-1

Art Mankey from the Glenn L. Martin Company was Chief Engineer, Walter Chaffee, from Douglas Aircraft, a qualified test, and William Hawley Bowlus of San Fernando, California the designer and builder of gliders and sailplanes since 1911 which were mostly constructed using bent and formed wood.

Boeing Model 1

It was similar to the Martin trainer aircraft that Boeing owned, but the B & W had better pontoons and a more powerful engine.

Consolidated P2Y

The production contract was opened to other bidders, and the Glenn L. Martin Company undercut and was awarded the contract to construct the plane as the Martin P3M-1 and P3M-2.

Edward Uhl

Uhl rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel and after his military service he worked for the Glenn L. Martin Company and Martin Marietta on guided missiles projects and became vice-president of engineering.

Electrogravitics

Research in the phenomenon was popular in the mid-1950s, at one point the Glenn L. Martin Company placed advertisements looking for scientists who were "interested in gravity", but rapidly declined in popularity thereafter.

Essex, Maryland

The Glenn L. Martin Company was the single biggest reason for the rapid growth of the area.

Martin 2-0-2

The twin-engined piston aircraft was designed and built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.

Martin Company

Glenn L. Martin Company, an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded in 1912 and closed in 1961

Martin P4M Mercator

The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company.

Martin P5M Marlin

The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin-engined piston-powered flying boat entering service in 1951 and serving into late 1960s in service with the United States Navy for naval patrol.

Martin XB-16

Like the Boeing XB-15, the Martin XB-16 (Martin Model 145) was designed to meet the United States Army Air Corps' request for a bomber that could carry 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) of bombs 5,000 mi (8,000 km).

Martin XB-27

The Martin XB-27 (Martin Model 182) was an aircraft proposed by the Glenn L. Martin Company to fill a strong need in the United States Army Air Corps for a high-altitude medium bomber.

Martin XB-33 Super Marauder

It was designed by the Glenn L. Martin Company as the Martin Model 190 and was a high-altitude derivative of the company's B-26 Marauder.

Solomon Lefschetz

Lefschetz came out of retirement in 1958, because of the launch of Sputnik, to augment the mathematical component of Glenn L. Martin Company’s Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS) in Baltimore, Maryland.

Thelma Bendler Stern

She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, to accept a position as a draftsman with the Glenn L. Martin Company.

Vultee XA-41

However, with the reduction in military orders due to the approaching end of the war, no production contract was placed, and the aircraft was used as an engine testbed for the USAAF as well as being evaluated by the U.S. Navy in comparison with other contemporary attack aircraft, especially the Douglas AD-1 Skyraider and Martin AM-1 Mauler.


Acheson J. Duncan

Besides his work with the Japanese government, Duncan served as consultant to numerous industries and governmental agencies, including the US Army Chemical Corps, Glenn L. Martin Company, and Esso Standard Oil Company.

Al Meyers

After graduating from college as a mechanical engineer he worked for Chance Vought, Glenn Martin and Stinson Aircraft Company.

Apollo D-2

On October 25, NASA awarded the $250,000, six-month contracts to General Dynamics/Convair, General Electric, and the Glenn L. Martin Company.

Baltimore Municipal Airport

In 1957, the 104th relocated to the Glenn L. Martin Company Airport, further to the east along Eastern Avenue in Middle River whose longer runways was necessary to support jet operations.

Glenn L. Martin

He worked up the courage however after persuasion by Paramount boss Adolph Zukor and completed the scene.

Hans Multhopp

In 1949, the Glenn L. Martin Company (later Martin Marietta) of Essex, Maryland made efforts to recruit Multhopp to their staff of aeronautical engineers.

Henry B. Eyring

Glenn L. Pace, counselor with Eyring in the presiding bishopric

Martin 2-0-2

Glenn L. Martin, president of the company, intended that the Model 202 would be a replacement for the DC-3.

Vanguard TV3

As a result of the launch failure, trading in the stock of the Martin Company, prime contractor for the project, was temporarily suspended by the New York Stock Exchange.