| Manufacturer |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
North American Aviation |
| Description |
The Martin B-57 Canberra is an American-built, twin-engined tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the United States Air Force (USAF) in 1953. |
The North American AJ Savage (later A-2 Savage) was a U.S Navy carrier-based medium bomber built by North American Aviation. |
| First Flight |
1953-07-20 |
1948-07-03 |
| Entry Into service |
1954-01-01 |
1950-01-01 |
| Service End |
1983-01-01 |
1960-01-01 |
| Designer |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
North American Aviation |
| Type |
Tactical bomber |
Medium bomber |
| Length (m) |
20 |
19.2024 |
| Height (m) |
4.52 |
6.096 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
960 |
758.001 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
765 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
200 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13745 |
12435.84 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
31.4 |
14.732 |
| Armament |
4× 20 mm (0.787 in) M39 cannon, 290 rounds/gun; 4,500 lb (2,000 kg) in bomb bay, including nuclear bombs; 2,800 lb (1,300 kg) on four external hardpoints, including unguided rockets |
Internal bomb bay (12000 lb of ordnance) |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.79 |
|
| National Origin |
Canada |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
403 |
143 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright J65-W-5 turbojets, 32.1 kN thrust each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-44W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force, Pakistan Air Force , Republic of China Air Force, Republic of Vietnam Air Force |
United States Navy |
| Status |
Retired from military service; 2 in use by NASA (2 operational, 1 damaged) |
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_AJ_Savage |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
19.5 |
21.6408 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
89 |
77.6158 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Wright J65 |
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |