Maroto MA-4

Maroto MA-4
	A Maroto MA-4 in 1948.
Role	Troop transporter/passenger airliner
National origin	Creeperopolis
Manufacturer	Maroto Aircraft Company
First flight	1945
Introduction	1945
Status	In limited service
Primary users	Creeperian Air Force (historical); Creeperian Airlines (historical)
Produced	1945–1953
Number built	375
Developed from	Maroto MA-3
Developed into	Maroto Botín MB-5; Maroto Botín MB-6

The Maroto MA-4, sometimes called the Maroto Botín MB-4, is a Creeperian four-engine piston aircraft built by the Maroto Aircraft Company and later the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation.

History

The Maroto MA-4 was built by the Maroto Aircraft Company for the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council as a successor for the Maroto MA-3. The aircraft entered service in 1945. After the end of the Creeperian Civil War in 1949, the air force's MA-3s were transferred to National Imperial Airways, the country's national airline. The aircraft remains in limited service.

The design of the Maroto MA-4.

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Capacity: 22–86
Length: 93 ft 10 in (28.60 m)
Wingspan: 117 ft 6 in (35.81 m)
Height: 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m)
Wing area: 1,460 sq ft (136 m²)
Empty weight: 43,300 lb (19,641 kg)
Gross weight: 63,500 lb (28,803 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 73,000 lb (33,112 kg)
Fuel capacity: 2,868 US gal (2,388 imp gal; 10,860 l) normal capacity or 3,592 US gal (2,991 imp gal; 13,600 l) with alternative inner wing tanks
Powerplant: 4 × Reyes MA-4 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,450 hp (1,080 kW) each for take-off

1,100 hp (820 kW) at 14,000 ft (4,300 m)

Performance

Maximum cruise speed 246 mph (214 kn; 396 km/h) in high blower at 20,800 ft (6,300 m)

Range: 3,300 mi (5,300 km, 2,900 nmi) at 10% above max L/D speed
Ferry range: 4,250 mi (6,840 km, 3,690 nmi) with inner wing fuel cells
Wing loading: 50.1 lb/sq ft (245 kg/m²) at maximum gross weight
Power/mass: 0.0787 hp/lb (0.1294 kW/kg) at maximum gross weight with take-off power