Mighty Martin Mars Great show and drop. Coulsons Open House

Open house at Coulson Flying tankers Sproat lake Port Alberni July 8th 2007
Waterdrop and fly past. Museum is now open to the public. Great day for Port Alberni with these magnificent machines staying where they have worked the last 47 years.
Here's a link to photos taken that day by The Westcoaster, an online newspaper.
http://www.westcoaster.ca/modules/xcgal/thumbnails.php?album=99

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[ninjasqurl]

at 1:45 my dad in the plane he works at Coulsen :D

[erad5]

not really, the plane itself and those jet engines require more attention than these piston motors. plus jet engines suck more feul up.

[jeepnutnh]

@erad5 not only is piston power WAY more efficient at low altitude, i would think they can handle the environment better...i know i would be very nervous in a turbine aircraft at low speed/altitude flying close to a forest fire...LOTS of debris in fire smoke, most folks would be very surprised at what all is flying around in that cloud (yes, even several hundred feet up). ive put out 25 pound chunks of timber frame that were raining down in the woods, over 1/4 mile from the burning barn....

[waverly24]

Wonder if it would be worth refitting this aircraft with turboprop engines?

[blackwidow722]

i was there!

[NeyoFR74]

le monstre :p

[NeyoFR74]

le mosntre :p

[n1999b]

i was there! it was AWSOME

[blueflame53]

beautiful aircraft...thanks for the vid..

[MPZRACEVIDEO]

Impressive - 5:45

[richardwillett]

WOW don't see too many 4 engined flying boats any more! I didn't know there was anymore besides Kerment Weeks's Suthland down in Fla. Now does the US Navy's air museum have any dibs on one of these Mars? {They might already have one]

[groovy67]

I love the vertical rise as the water drops out! And they said Howard Hughes' plane wouldn't fly...right. Nice to see this huge monster still flying.I thought there were two of them.I must have missed an update somewhere.This plane is a flying museum and wish someone had the balls to build more.Piston power rules!!!