Does anyone have or know where I can find accurate detailed scale drawings of the Martin MO-1?? Not some general arrangement thing but accurate detailed scale drawings.......

I have one 3-view for the MO-1 and it's no better than the link above. The MO-1 has very little printed matter on the aircraft, you can find lots of info on P-51's but the MO-1 is not very well documented.

Fred

It seems that there is nothing as far as any REAL material to use for an MO-1. Photos and one crude general arrangement drawing. And I googled this and found nothing connecting it with any information about operating off Langley. It was evaluated as a float plane as well, for ships of the line and found to heavy for safe ship board use. Regulated for land based use. A scout and observation aircraft.The seaplane division of VF-1 did the evaluation. The seaplane version may have been launched off Langley.... And VF-1 may have been the ones who evaluated it for carrier use..... Like the P-51c that was evaluated (( not the -D ....if one does a P- 51 for carrier it should be the -C model not the -D to qualify )) together with the MO-1 qualify for AMA carrier because of being evaluated for use. But that doesn't do a thing if one wants to build this one ugly aircraft detailed.

From it's evaluation it was considered a dog of a plane. It was designed and built-- intended to be a catapult launched, shipboard observation aircraft. Launched off battleships. It's " Intent" was not as a carrier based aircraft but as a  float plane. And here it failed. Found to be to heavy for shipboard use. The Navy tried to find a place for it among it's newly formed carrier squadrons.... but was regulated to land base use. Few built- short life as a front line aircraft- may have been used as a trainer ... maybe. All the photos I can find are those either with floats(( all of which are of the same aircraft)) or on an airfield. Maybe Lockheed Martin?? ... nah.. this is one of those designs that no one, I'm sure, saved anything about it's design work. Over the years no one found this aircraft worthy of producing quality drawings. So more then likely -- I'll need photos and the one general arrangement drawing. But if anyone finds something worth while ..... load it up here or send it to me via e-mail.

sport/ standoff scale one can have an airfoil that is suitable for good flying. But still need detail.. such as from the photos it has fabric covered fuselage.. and wings. Would like to know stringer spacing, rib spacing, more information on details. Hell maybe a very ugly stunt ship-LOL-