Martin T3M

what is it?

The Martin T3M was an American torpedo bomber of the 1920s. A single-engined three-seat biplane, it became a standard torpedo bomber of the U.S. Navy, operating from both land bases and from aircraft carriers from 1926 to 1932.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · fixed tailwheel (taildragger) · 17.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 175 km/htop speed
• range 1,020 kmwithout refuelling
• size 4,320 kgmax take-off weight
• built 124made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 100 years ago, in 1926.
• 🚗Wingspan of 17.3 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,020 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1926-07

retired

1932

status

retired

number built

124

role

torpedo bomber

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Glenn L. Martin Company

engines

1× Packard 3A-2500

length

12.6 m

wingspan

17.3 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

4,320 kg

top speed

175 km/h

range

1,020 km

ceiling

2,400 m

wings

biplane

landing gear

fixed conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.