The Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum is located at
Martin State Airport in
Middle River, Maryland. It educates visitors through the use of exhibits, artifacts, archival materials and stories about aviation in Maryland over the last hundred years, with an emphasis on the
Glenn L. Martin Company
The Glenn L. Martin Company—also known as The Martin Company from 1957-1961—was an American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin, and operated between 1917-1961. The Martin Company produc ...
and the more recent
Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It ...
histories.
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The aircraft currently on display are on loan from the Navy and Army, with the exception of the ]Martin 4-0-4
The Martin 4-0-4 was an American pressurized passenger airliner built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. In addition to airline use initially in the United States, it was used by the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy as the RM-1G (l ...
, which was donated to the museum in 1999. The museum also hosts periodic open cockpit days featuring three or four selected aircraft.[ The history of the Martin Corporation is told with displays of models, films, photographs and documents from the museum's large archive.][ There is a research library, through which this archive can be examined on appointment. The museum relies on volunteers who run the museum and assist the visitors with admissions, store purchases, and tours. They also help with visiting school groups, other educational projects and aircraft restorations.][
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History
Glenn L. Martin
Glenn Luther Martin (January 17, 1886 – December 5, 1955) was an early American aviation pioneer. He designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot, as well as an aviation record-holder. He founded an aircraft company in 1912 whi ...
flew his first glider in 1907 and his own design of pusher configuration
In an aircraft with a pusher configuration (as opposed to a tractor configuration), the propeller(s) are mounted behind their respective engine(s). Since a pusher propeller is mounted behind the engine, the drive shaft is in compression in nor ...
biplane
A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings stacked one above the other. The first powered, controlled aeroplane to fly, the Wright Flyer, used a biplane wing arrangement, as did many aircraft in the early years of aviation. While ...
on 1909. He founded the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1911. When this was merged into the Wright-Martin corporation in 1917, he set up a new company, based in Cleveland, with the original name. In 1928 it moved to Baltimore,[
Between the years 1911 and 1960, the Glenn L. Martin Company produced over 80 different types of aircraft totaling more than 11,000 planes, including dozens of Boeing B-29s (50 of which were the "Atomic Bombers" including Enola Gay and Bockscar).][
In 1960 the company abandoned aircraft design, changed its name to The Martin Corporation and produced missiles like the Titan (rocket family), Titan missile series. From 1965, as the Martin Marietta Corporation,][
The museum was founded in 1990][
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Collection
The following aircraft are in the museum's collection.
* Beechcraft Model 18, Beechcraft 18S
* Beechcraft T-34 Mentor, Beechcraft T-34C Mentor
* Bell UH-1M Iroquois
* Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk
* ERCO Ercoupe, Forney F-1
* Lockheed T-33
* LTV A-7 Corsair II, LTV A-7D Corsair II
* North American F-100F Super SabreMartin 4-0-4
The Martin 4-0-4 was an American pressurized passenger airliner built by the Glenn L. Martin Company. In addition to airline use initially in the United States, it was used by the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy as the RM-1G (l ...
* Martin RB-57A Canberra[
* Aft fuselage and tail of a Martin P6M SeaMaster jet flying boat][
* Two Martin AM Mauler aircraft under restoration"Current Projects."]
''Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum.'' Retrieved: 22 October 2018.
See also
* List of aerospace museums
References
External links
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Martin State Airport
175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard
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Aerospace museums in Maryland
Aviation in Maryland
Museums in Baltimore County, Maryland