| Manufacturer |
English Electric |
North American Aviation |
| Description |
The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation, jet-powered medium bomber. |
The North American AJ Savage (later A-2 Savage) was a U.S Navy carrier-based medium bomber built by North American Aviation. |
| ICAO Code |
CNBR |
|
| First Flight |
1949-05-13 |
1948-07-03 |
| Entry Into service |
1951-05-25 |
1950-01-01 |
| Service End |
2006-06-23 |
1960-01-01 |
| Designer |
English Electric |
North American Aviation |
| Type |
Bomber/Reconnaissance |
Medium bomber |
| Length (m) |
19.812 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
4.572 |
6.096 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
933.4195 |
758.001 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
14630.4 |
12435.84 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
17.272 |
14.732 |
| Armament |
4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon mounted in rear bomb bay (500 rounds/gun), or 2 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun pods; Total of 8,000 lb (3,628 kg) of payload can be mounted inside the internal bomb bay and on two underwing hardpoints, with the ability to carry a variety of bombs., Typically, the internal bomb bay can hold up to 9 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or 6 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs, or 1 × 4,000… |
Internal bomb bay (12000 lb of ordnance) |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.88 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
900 |
143 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce R.A.7 Avon Mk.109 turbojet engines |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-44W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Royal Navy; Indian Air Force; Peruvian Air Force; Royal Australian Air Force |
United States Navy |
| Status |
Retired |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_AJ_Savage |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
19.5072 |
21.6408 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
89.1869 |
77.6158 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |