MARTIN-BAKER MB.3
- First of three prototypes ordered mid-1939 to conform to Specification
F. 18/39 for a heavily-armed high-performance fighter. Powered by a 2,300
hp Napier Sabre II, the Martin-Baker MB.3 (R2492) first flew at Wing on
August 31, 1942, but was lost 12 days later when making a dead-stick landing.
Second prototype appeared two years later as Martin-Baker
MB.5).
Max speed (estimated), 415
mph (668 km/h). Gross weight, 11,497 Ib (5,215 kg). Span, 35 ft 0 in (10.67
m). Length, 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m).
