Mercator (Military aircraft)
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Name (Latin)
Mercator (Military aircraft)
Other forms of name
Martin P-4M (Military aircraft)
P-4M (Military aircraft)
See Also From tracing topical name
Bombers
Martin airplanes
Reconnaissance aircraft
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1811522
Library of congress:
sh2013003673
Sources of Information
- Work cat: Ginter,S. Martin P4M-1/-1Q Mercator, 1996.
- Virtual Aircraft Museum, Dec. 31, 2013:Aircraft directory: U.S.A.: Martin (Martin P4M Mercator, 1946: Patrol bomber)
- Wikipedia, Dec. 31, 2013(The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company; the Mercator was an unsuccessful contender for a United States Navy requirement for a long-range maritime patrol bomber, with the Lockheed P2V Neptune chosen instead; it saw a limited life as a long-range electronic reconnaissance aircraft; its most unusual feature was that it was powered by a combination of piston engines and turbojets, the latter being in the rear of the engine nacelles)
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P4M-1 Mercator in flight
USN, Public domain
File:Martin P4M-1 Mercator of VP-21 in flight in the early 1950s (NH 101801-KN).jpg
Commander Richard Timm, U.S. Navy
, Public domain
File:Martin P4M Mercator VQ-2 06.09.56.jpg
RuthAS, CC BY 3.0
File:P4M-1 Mercator in flight.jpg
USN, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The Martin P4M Mercator was a maritime reconnaissance aircraft built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. The Mercator was an unsuccessful contender for a United States Navy requirement for a long-range maritime patrol bomber, with the Lockheed P2V Neptune chosen instead. It saw a limited life as a long-range electronic reconnaissance aircraft. Its most unusual feature was that it was powered by a combination of piston engines and turbojets, the latter being in the rear of the engine nacelles.
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