Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 235, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1918 — NEW BATTLEPLANE IS SPEEDSTER [ARTICLE]

NEW BATTLEPLANE IS SPEEDSTER

Machine Being Built at Cleveland Shows Up Well in the Teste. jf Cleveland, O. —A new type of battleplane is now being turned out here at the new plant of the Glenn L. Martin company, and the first of the planes, now being put through its acceptance tests, has shown exceptional maneuvering ability for its size, as well as speed in climbing and straightaway flying. The new Martin plane is much larger than the battleplanes now in use by the allies in Europe. It has a wing spread of 75 feet and is powered with two 400-horsepower motors. In addition to regular equipment it has a carrying capacity of 2,400 pounds, and is said to be so constructed that there is no “blind” spot, or line of approach which its guns do not cover. The machine, equipped with machine guns, showed on first test flights that it could be handled as

readily as the smaller battleplanes and answered to all requirements. Other machines of the same type are In process of manufacture and will be turned out In a steady stream from now on.