B-57 Canberra

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament bombs
machine guns
rockets
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:English_Electric_Canberra
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:emptyWeight 25,694 lb (11,655 kg)
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland,_USA
20 July 1953
gptkbp:height 14 ft 10 in (4.52 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-57 Canberra
gptkbp:introduced 1953
gptkbp:length 65 ft 6 in (19.96 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Glenn_L._Martin_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 598 mph (962 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 54,000 lb (24,500 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Night_Intruder
gptkbp:notableMission Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Grapple (UK nuclear tests, as Canberra)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 403
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
gptkbp:powerplant 2 × Wright J65 turbojets
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Douglas_A-26_Invader
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 2,000 mi (3,200 km)
gptkbp:retired 1983 (USAF)
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
tactical bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 48,000 ft (14,630 m)
gptkbp:status retired (USAF)
limited use (NASA, 2024)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_Wars
gptkbp:variant gptkb:B-57B
gptkb:RB-57A
gptkb:WB-57F
gptkb:B-57E
gptkbp:wingspan 64 ft 0 in (19.51 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:190th_Air_Refueling_Wing
gptkb:Mk_82_bomb
gptkb:Nha_Trang_Air_Base
gptkb:Phan_Rang_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6