Marston Mat - Wikipedia
网页Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips (also misspelled as Marsden matting).
Marston Mat | Air & Space Forces Magazine - Air Force Magazine
网页During 1941-45, Marston mat created the footprint of global air-power. Although not possessed of glamor or the mystique of “breakthroughs,” Marston mat nevertheless ranks as one of the most subtle, versatile, and ultimately devastating “secret weapons” of …
Pacific Wrecks - Airfield Matting
网页Nearly every American airfield in the Pacific used "marston matt". Even at larger and more established bases with concrete runways, marston matting was often used on taxiways or even for extra traction on roads.
WWII Pierced Steel Planking - National Museum of the USAF
网页This style of mat was originally known as Marston mat, named for a small town in North Carolina where it was tested operationally during Army maneuvers in November 1941. It was replaced by planking of an improved design after WWII, but the concept is …
These Portable Runways Helped Win the War in the Pacific
网页2014年4月29日 · Remnants of the two million tons of Marston Mat produced in WWII have found new applications around the Pacific Rim, from construction material to sculpture.
Marston Mat - Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
网页2023年9月4日 · Marston Mat is worthy of study for they aided in the rapid construction of runways and parking areas in both the European and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Similar products have been used in every military conflict since.
PSP: the Genius Behind Pierced Steel Planking - Military Historia
网页2024年3月1日 · Pierced Steel Planking (PSP), also known as Marston Mat, is a versatile surfacing innovation that played a pivotal role in military operations since WWII. Made from stamped sheets of steel, it is a simple as it gets, …
网页Marston Mat: Secret Weapon of American Air Power. Dr. Richard K. Smith. This seemingly simple piece of pierced steel plank material allowed the U.S. to rapidly project airpower in every theater of operations during WWII. Here we see a fighter strip that was laid out on an old Japanese field at Karako, Aitape, Dutch New Guinea.
World War II Marston Mat - Recycling the Past
网页Marston Mat, properly pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material originally developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips (also misspelled as Marsden matting).
What We Learned Stretching A Short Vietnam War Runway
网页2019年2月13日 · We had built the runway surface with 2 ft by 12 ft Marston Mat aluminum planks with interlocking grooves along each edge. Two inches thick, each plank weighed 144 lbs. There was a non-skid...
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