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37: 175:(later the B-18). Two versions were submitted for the competition, the Model 146 (actual aircraft) and the Model 146A (design only). The only significant difference between the two was the planform, the 146 center section was rectangular with the outer wing being tapered while the 146A had a constant taper. 167:
expressed a requirement for a bomber with long range. Two competitions were held in 1934–35: one for fast bombers capable of flying 2,200 miles (3,500 km), and a second for the experimental prototype of a 5,000-mile (8,000 km) bomber.
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Cyclones of the original B-10. The biggest differences between this aircraft and the Martin 139 (B-10) was that it was wider, allowing the pilot and co-pilot to sit side by side and was equipped with
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The Model 146 was not successful but it led the Martin company to begin research into contemporary aviation technology. Some offshoots included the innovative
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The Model 146 bore a striking resemblance to the earlier Martin B-10, with the same configurations of turret and cockpits and even the same two
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proposed for the long-range bomber competition as well as the early studies that would lead to the Model 179 (later to emerge as the wartime
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The Martin 146 was built for the first competition, competing with the Boeing Model 299 (later the B-17) and
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bomber design that lost a 1934–1935 bomber design competition to the prototype for the
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9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 800 hp (600 kW) each
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Although generally satisfied with the speed and bombload of the
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Martin Model 146 during competition c. 1935, USAF photo
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Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the Present
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National Museum of the US Air force article on B-10
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Martin Model 146

Heavy bomber
Manufacturer
Glenn L. Martin Company
United States Army Air Corps
1935
Martin B-10
American
Douglas B-18 Bolo
B-17 Flying Fortress
Martin B-10
United States Army Air Corps
Douglas DB-1
Wright R-1820 Cyclone
Fowler flaps
Martin 145
Martin B-26
Wright R-1820-G5 Cyclone
Power/mass
Browning
machine guns
Martin B-10
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Douglas B-18 Bolo
List of bomber aircraft
List of military aircraft of the United States
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