Glenn Luther Martin

He was born in Fort Marks, Iowa, USA. He came to California to start a business before graduating from college. In 1905 he founded an auto repair shop. In his spare time, he began to develop aircraft. In 1909, 23-year-old Martin finally designed the first powered aircraft in Santa Ana, California. From then on, he devoted all his energy to aircraft development. Soon after, Martin Aircraft Company was officially established, one of the earliest aircraft companies in the United States. He rented an abandoned church as his first factory.

1910-1914 In 1911, he was one of the famous touring pilots in the United States. In 1911, Martin flew the biplane he designed to Canada to participate in an aircraft competition, setting a record for a flying altitude of 1950 meters. In 1914, Martin began to develop military aircraft and produced TT aircraft for the military, mainly for training. It set world records for climb speed and endurance time.

In 1916, Martin designed the first bomber MB-1, which was shipped in 1918. Although he had no time to participate in the actual application of World War I, the successful use of Colonel William Mitchell made Martin the most famous military aircraft manufacturer in the United States. One of the home. In 1920, the MB-2 developed by Martin Company used an engine turbocharger for the first time, laying the foundation for the development of large bombers in the United States. In 1929, he moved the factory near Cleveland to Baltimore. In 1933, Martin Company developed the B-10 bomber famous in American aviation history, the main bomber of the United States before World War II. During World War II, Martin Company developed the famous B-26 Predator medium bomber in 1942, which played a big role in World War II.

After the end of World War II, Martin turned to ordinary aircraft production. Soon, the Martin-204 transport aircraft, the XB-51 jet attack aircraft and the XB-48 jet bomber were designed. However, since it did not occupy an advantageous position in the development of military and civil aircraft, it began to turn to the missile and aerospace fields in the late 1940s and achieved many achievements. Martin retired in 1953 and died in 1955. In his later years, Glenn Luthor Martin was very concerned about public welfare, education and the protection of wild animals. He donated a large amount of money to the University of Maryland to establish Glenn L., which included the School of Engineering. Martin Institute of Technology¡£

Glenn L. Martin later became Martin Marietta, and in 1994 Lockheed merged with Martin.

William Edward Boeing, James Smith McDonald, Donald Wells Douglas, and Lawrence Bell were all former employees of Glenn L. Martin.