Martin Mars (JRM)

[dodger1]

The Mars has been retired after an amazingly long career for such an aircraft but I can't find one for FS9.(FS98 only)  C'mon, all you designers out there, how about it? Of course we would expect the red and white livery of Forest Industries Flying Tankers as well as the original USN blue. For more on the fate of the 2 surviving craft just Google Martin Mars. Looks like one will stay at Port Alberni while the other appropriately will return to Baltimore where it was built, to the Glenn Martin Museum.

[mrjake2002]

Alphasim have a payware one...

Martin Mars

The Martin Mars was first conceived as an enormous bomber, a squadron of which could level Tokyo in a single trip, according to designer Glenn L. Martin. The prototype, XPB2M-1, was eventually transformed into a cargo plane with no armament, and served well in the Pacific from 1943-1945. Only six more of the type were ordered at the end of WWII. These served as transports until 1956, when they were retired. In 1959, the remaining four were purchased for conversion to firebombers. Two were later lost, but two remain flying to this day, the Philippine Mars and the second Hawaii Mars.

** FS2004 only **

Features -

- two distinct models and detailed texture sets :
JRM-1 'Hawaii Mars' in red/white water bomber markings
JRM-1 'Philippine Mars' in US Navy blue WW2 scheme
- detailed virtual cockpit with animations (stick, pedals, levers) - engineer's station included (working levers but no working gauges, user can add if desired)
- many mousable switches in V-C (lights, starters, shutdowns etc)
- highly detailed 2D panel, all xml gauges, fully mousable, with custom pop-ups for AP, ECU and radios
- highly authentic flight model with checklist
- FPS-friendly construction throughout
- animated access doors, 2 front (shift-e) and 1 rear (shift-e-2)
- simulated Mars soundset included
- detail Beaching Gear, togglable on G key
- authentic landing and nav lights
- v-c rain fx

not sure on the price though. I think its quite old so it might become freeware soonish.

www.alphasim.co.uk

[flyboy_14]

It was released Mid 2006ish i do believe.

[Kaworu]

Bit of a ugly duck. In any, case the uglies are usally a joy to fly. Go with Alphasim, there products are fairly good.

[gryshnak]

I have the Alphasim Mars, it's great fun and well worth buying.  Sales of planes such as this are always lower than the flashy hi-tech military things, so supporting this particular design will encourage them to make more obscure aircraft.

Gryshnak