James Martin (engineer)
Northern Irish aerospace engineer and co-founder of Martin-Baker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northern Irish aerospace engineer and co-founder of Martin-Baker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir James Martin CBE FIMechE FRAeS CEng (11 September 1893 – 5 January 1981) was an Irish engineer who together with Captain Valentine Baker founded the Martin-Baker aircraft company which is now a leading producer of aircraft ejection seats.
Sir James Martin | |
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![]() Martin in 1974 | |
Born | |
Died | 5 January 1981 87) Southlands Manor, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | (aged
Resting place | St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England |
Nationality | British Irish |
Occupation | Engineer |
Known for | Inventor of the ejector seat and founder of the Martin-Baker aircraft company |
Spouse | Muriel Haines |
Children | 4 |
Parent | Thomas Martin & Sarah Coulter |
James Martin was born 11 September 1893 in the townland of Killinchy-in-the-Woods, known locally as Killinchy Woods (birthplace on what is now called Glasswater Road), Crossgar, County Down in Ireland. He established his own engineering firm in 1929.[1]
In 1934, he and Valentine Baker formed Martin-Baker; Captain Baker took the test pilot role. It was in a crash of their third design, the MB 3, that Baker was killed.
In 1964 Martin was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club.[2][failed verification]
In 2004, Martin was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame at the San Diego Air & Space Museum.[3]
Martin's contribution to engineering was commemorated by the Northern Bank in its Inventor series of banknotes, which featured his portrait on the bank's £100 note. The note was discontinued in 2013 when the bank reissued its banknotes under the new Danske Bank brand.[4]
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