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The British 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 was the ultimate development of a series of prototype fighter aircraft built during the Second World War. Neither the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 nor its predecessors ever entered production, despite what test pilots described as excellent performance.




Design and development


5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker Aircraft began the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 as the second 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3 prototype, designed to Air Ministry Specification F.18/39 for an agile, sturdy Royal Air Force fighter, able to fly faster than 400 mph. After the first 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3 crashed in 1942, killing Val 5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker, the second prototype was delayed. A modified 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3 with a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine, rather than the Napier Sabre of the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3, was planned as the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 4, but a full redesign was chosen instead.
The redesigned aircraft, designated 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5, used wings similar to the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3, but had an entirely new steel-tube fuselage. Power came from a Rolls-Royce Griffon 83 liquid-cooled V-12 engine, producing 2,340 hp (1,745 kW) and driving two three-bladed contra-rotating propellers. Armament was four 20 mm Hispano cannon, mounted in the wings outboard of the widely spaced retractable undercarriage. A key feature of the design was ease of manufacture and maintenance: much of the structure was box-like, favouring straight lines and simple conformation. It was built under the same contract that covered the building of the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3.




Flight testing


The first flight of the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 prototype, serial R2496, took place on 23 May 1944. Performance was considered outstanding by test pilots, and the cockpit layout was praised by the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE). The accessibility of the fuselage for maintenance was excellent, thanks to a system of detachable panels. According to test pilot Capt. Eric Brown (1948):

"In my opinion this is an outstanding aircraft, particularly when regarded in the light of the fact that it made its maiden flight as early as 23rd May 1944"
Acknowledged as one of the best aerobatic pilots in the UK, S/L Janusz Żurakowski from the A&AEE at RAF Boscombe Down gave a spectacular display at the Farnborough Air Show in June 1946, with the 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5, an aircraft he considered superlative and better in many ways than the Spitfire.

If serial production had been authorised, the aircraft would have served over Germany during the Second World War. Instead, the RAF directed its attention towards jet-powered fighters. The Rolls-Royce Griffon engine failed when the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 was being demonstrated to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the Chief of the Air Staff and a host of other VIPs at an important display of British and captured German aircraft at Farnborough. Michael Bowyer states that 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker may have lacked both facilities and sufficient government support to engage in large-scale production. The company's slow progress with the machine could have been due to a lack of facilities.
The original 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 was reputedly destroyed on a gunnery range. 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker went on to become one of the world's leading builders of ejection seats.




Replica construction


A partial replica was built in Reno, Nevada, USA by John Marlin using wings from a P-51 Mustang. By April 2017 the replica had been completed and was for sale. It was built 6 ft shorter than the original, and may not be in flyable condition.




Specifications (5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5, as designed)



Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1947, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II and British Aircraft of World War IIGeneral characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft (11 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) including propeller
Wing area: 263 sq ft (24.4 m2)
Aspect ratio: 4.66
Airfoil: RAF 34
Empty weight: 9,233 lb (4,188 kg)
Gross weight: 11,500 lb (5,216 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 12,090 lb (5,484 kg)
Fuel capacity: 200 imp gal (240 US gal; 910 L) fuel; 14 imp gal (17 US gal; 64 L) oil
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 83 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 2,035 hp (1,517 kW)
Propellers: 6-bladed De Havilland constant-speed contra-rotating propeller
Performance

Maximum speed: 460 mph (740 km/h, 400 kn) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Range: 1,100 mi (1,800 km, 960 nmi)
Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
Rate of climb: 3,800 ft/min (19.3 m/s)
Wing loading: 45.9 lb/sq ft (224 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 6.3 lb/hp (3.82 kg/kW)
Armament

Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon




See also



Related development

5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 3
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

CAC CA-15
Fisher P-75
Hawker Sea Fury
Messerschmitt Me 309
North American P-51 Mustang
Supermarine Spiteful

Related lists

List of aircraft of World War II




References


Notes

Bibliography




External links



5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5 at 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">baker.com
"The 5.180.24.3/info/martin" target="_blank">Martin-5.180.24.3/info/baker" target="_blank">Baker M-B V" a 1945 Flight article on the 5.180.24.3/info/mb" target="_blank">MB 5

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