The Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra is a specialized strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960s for the United States Air Force by General Dynamics from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber, which itself was a license-built version of the English Electric Canberra.

2025年3月8日 · The WB-57 is a mid-wing, long-range aircraft capable of operation for extended periods of time from sea level to altitudes in excess of 60,000 feet. Two crew members are positioned at separate tandem stations in the forward section of the fuselage.

2024年1月24日 · The primary user of the WB-57F was the 58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Kirtland AFB, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who received their first aircraft in 1964. These Canberras were deployed throughout the world where there was suspected atmospheric testing of nuclear devices to sample the upper atmosphere for nuclear debris.

2024年1月24日 · The NASA WB-57 Program provides unique, high-altitude airborne platforms to US Government agencies, academic institutions, and commercial customers in order to support scientific research and advanced technology development and …

RB57F则是一种加大机翼面积的改型，负责搜集电子情报和通信数据以及大气粒子采样、核试验侦测等任务。 巴基斯坦的RB57F就曾帮助美国监测过苏联的洲际弹道导弹试射。 说回WB-57。 这款飞机因为作业高度极高，以至于要求飞行员必须穿高空增压服执行任务. 每次航天发射和回收任务，其实都有它的身影，只不过它一直都是在默默无闻地在完成属于自己的远望。 其服役生涯中拍摄过的最为壮观的照片，莫过于2006年9月9日，它飞到了60000英尺（约18公里）的高空，拍 …

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 B-57 is a license-built version of the British English Electric Canberra, manufactured by the Glenn L. …

The Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra was a highly specialized strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by General Dynamics in the 1960s from the Martin B-57 Canberra tactical bomber. It was later used by the Air Weather Service for weather reconnaissance (WB-57F), and later by NASA for...

2025年2月14日 · The WB-57 is a mid-wing, long-range aircraft capable of operation for extended periods of time from sea level to altitudes in excess of 60,000 feet. Two crew members are positioned at separate tandem stations in the forward section of the fuselage.

2024年1月24日 · The WB-57 is a mid-wing, long-range aircraft capable of operation for extended periods of time from sea level to altitudes in excess of 60,000 feet. Two crewmembers are positioned at separate tandem stations in the cockpit. The pilot station contains all the essential equipment for flying the aircraft.

NASA’s WB-57s once served in the U.S. Air Force. Now they serve science. Here, the fleet flies over Houston in 2015.