| Manufacturer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
| Description |
The Bloch MB.162 was a French four-engine, long-range bomber developed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch in the late 1930s. |
The Martin 4-0-4 is a pressurized, all-metal, low-wing 40 passenger American airliner built by the Glenn L. |
| ICAO Code |
|
M404 |
| First Flight |
1940-06-01 |
1950-10-21 |
| Entry Into service |
1943-01-01 |
1951-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1953-01-01 |
| Designer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
| Type |
Heavy Bomber |
Short/medium range airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.91 |
22.5552 |
| Height (m) |
3.76 |
8.5344 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
|
40 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
551 |
502.1153 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
450.6163 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
130.3569 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9000 |
8839.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
9.6774 |
| Armament |
2 × 7.5 mm (.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns in nose and ventral positions; 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon in ventral and dorsal positions; 3600 kg of bombs |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
40 passengers |
| National Origin |
France |
Canada |
| Number Built |
1 |
103 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Gnome-Rhône 14N-48 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 820 kW (1100 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp-CB16 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Luftwaffe |
Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_MB.162 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_4-0-4 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.1 |
28.3464 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
109 |
80.2682 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |