The Martin MS-1 was an experimental single-seat scout biplane ordered by the United States Navy to operate from a submarine. After Navy officers saw tests of a small Army messenger aircraft in 1921, the Bureau of Aeronautics designed a tiny aeroplane that could be taken apart and reassembled quickly, with solid struts in place of wire bracing, to be rolled out of a watertight hangar cylinder after the submarine surfaced. The Martin Company built the MS-1 with an aluminum frame and floats and a fabric covered fuselage, while Cox-Klemin built a rival design. It first flew in 1923, six were built, and the project was cancelled in 1926 after further trials, when all the experimental aircraft were scrapped.
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was an experimental scout biplane ordered by the United States Navy
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It first flew in 1923
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After further trials during 1926, all the experimental aircraft were scrapped.
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was an experimental scout biplane ordered by the United States Navy
Operational history, units built
A total of six Martin MS-1s were built
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One contract went to The Martin Company for the MS-1
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