Martin B-57 Canberra

Martin B-57 Canberra
Land	Usa
Role	Tactische bommenwerper
Eerste vlucht	20 juli 1953
Gebouwd	403

De Martin B-57 Canberra is een in Amerika gebouwde, twinjet tactische bommenwerper en verkenningsvliegtuig dat in 1953 in dienst kwam bij de United States Air Force (USAF). De B-57 is een licentie-gebouwde versie van de British English Electric Canberra, vervaardigd door de Glenn L. Martin Company. De eerste Martin-build modellen leken sterk op hun in Groot-Brittannië gebouwde tegenhangers; Martin paste later het ontwerp aan om grotere hoeveelheden componenten uit de VS op te nemen en produceerde het vliegtuig in verschillende varianten.

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Martin EB-57B Canberra Walk Around
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Martin EB-57E Canberra Walk Around
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Martin EB-57E-MA Night Intruder
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Martin RB-57 Canberra Walk Around
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B-57A Canberra Walk Around
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WB-57F Canberra Walk Around
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A British thoroughbred with American muscles

De Martin B-57 Canberra was a rare example of a British aircraft design (the English Electric Canberra) being licensed and mass-produced in the United States. While it excelled as a tactical bomber and “night intruder,” the EB-57B was a specialized electronic warfare (EW) conversion. These aircraft were packed with jammers and sensors, used primarily to train air defense crews by simulating enemy electronic attacks—blinding radars and disrupting communications to keep the “defenders” sharp.

Attribute	Technical Specification (EB-57B)
Role	Electronic Warfare / Aggressor Trainer
Bemanning	2 (Pilot and Electronic Warfare Officer / EWO)
First Flight (B-57A)	July 20, 1953
Krachtbron	2 × Wright J65-W-5 turbojets
Thrust	7,220 lbf (32.1 kN) per engine
Maximum Speed	580 mph (930 km/h)
Bereik	2,700 miles (4,345 km)
Special Equipment	Internal jammers, chaff dispensers, and wing-mounted ECM pods

Design Features: The Art of Jamming

The “Tandem” Cockpit: Unlike the original British version where the navigator sat in a dark hole in the fuselage, Martin redesigned the B-57B with a fighter-style tandem cockpit under a long, continuous canopy. This gave the Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) better situational awareness.
Rotary Bomb Bay: The B-57 featured a unique rotary bomb bay door. On the EB-57B, instead of bombs, this bay often housed massive internal electronic jamming suites and cooling systems for the high-powered vacuum tubes of the era.
Wing-Mounted ECM Pods: To expand its frequency coverage, the EB-57B frequently carried specialized Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) pods on its underwing pylons, allowing it to simulate a wide variety of Soviet radar-interference signatures.
Wright J65 Engines: The US versions swapped the British Rolls-Royce Avons for the Wright J65 (a licensed Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire). These provided excellent low-altitude performance, essential for the B-57’s original mission as a “night intruder.”

Cold War Service & The “Aggressors”

Electronic Aggressor Squadrons: The EB-57B was the backbone of the 17th and 19th Defense Systems Evaluation Squadrons. They flew against US and NATO radar sites to find “holes” in the defense network and train operators to “burn through” enemy jamming.
Vietnam Service: While the EB-57B was a trainer, its bomber brother, the B-57B, was a legend in Vietnam, notably during the “Patricia Lynn” reconnaissance missions and as the first US jet bomber to be deployed to the conflict.
Longevity: The Canberra airframe was so robust that some highly modified versions (WB-57F) are still flying today for NASA, used for high-altitude atmospheric research and satellite sensor testing.
The “Whistling Wheelbarrow”: Ground crews gave the Canberra this nickname due to the high-pitched whine of its engines at idle and its tricycle landing gear configuration.