{"id":1067,"date":"2019-12-07T23:29:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T23:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1067"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:11:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:11:36","slug":"martin-wb-57f","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/martin-wb-57f\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin WB-57F"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Martin\/General Dynamics WB-57F Canberra<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Martin-WB-57F.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Martin-WB-57F.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Martin\/General Dynamics WB-57F Canberra\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is not currently on public display.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The B-57 is one of only two major combat aircraft of foreign design adopted for use by the United States military since the end of World War II.\u00a0 The first of the bomber variants went into service in 1954.\u00a0 In 1955, a major redesign of the Canberra was begun to develop a high-altitude reconnaissance version.\u00a0 This version called the RB-57D proved to be of limited use due to problems with the new long wing which eventually led to the grounding of the aircraft.\u00a0 General Dynamics designed an even larger wing that solved the problem.\u00a0 The RB-57Fs were rebuilt from earlier aircraft and given new serial numbers along with their new wings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>122 ft 5 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>68 ft 8 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>20 ft 5 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>63,000 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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