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210: 570: 2157: 2181: 1063: 592: 581: 2115: 1463: 1895: 1000: 1148: 431: 983: 522:. The prototypes six R-4360s delivered 18,000 hp (13,000 kW) which resulted in early B-36s needing long takeoff runs, which was ameliorated when power was boosted to 22,800 hp (17,000 kW). Each engine drove a three-bladed propeller, 19 ft (5.8 m) in diameter, mounted in a pusher configuration. This unusual configuration prevented propeller turbulence from interfering with airflow over the wing, but led to engine overheating due to insufficient airflow around the engines, resulting in inflight 1837: 1262: 1825: 1079:. The design of the R-4360 engine tacitly assumed that it would be mounted in the conventional tractor configuration with the air flowing in the order of propeller/air intake/cylinders and to the carburetor. In this configuration, the carburetor is bathed in warm air flowing past the engine, so is unlikely to ice up. However, they were mounted backwards in the B-36 and the carburetor was in front of the engine, where it would not benefit from engine heat and made more existing 280: 2460: 1108: 29: 1482:, where the Mar-Pak Corporation handled their reclamation and destruction. Defense cutbacks in FY 1958 stretched out B-52 procurement and B-36 service life had to be extended. B-36s still in service were supported with parts taken from aircraft sent to Davis–Monthan. Further update work was undertaken by Convair at San Diego (Specialized Aircraft Maintenance, SAM-SAC) until 1957 to extend the service life of the B-36s. By December 1958, only 22 were still operational. 547:". The B-36 had more engines than any other mass-produced aircraft. The jet pods greatly improved takeoff performance and dash speed over the target. In normal cruising flight, the jet engines were shut down to conserve fuel. When the jet engines were shut down, louvers closed off the front of the pods to reduce drag. The two pods with four turbojets and the six piston engines combined gave the B-36 a total of 40,000 hp (30,000 kW) for short periods of time. 7024: 1417: 753:. The B-36 was not designed with nuclear weapons in mind, because the existence of such weapons was top secret during the period when the B-36 was conceived and designed, and the initial B-36A was not capable of accommodating them. Nevertheless, the B-36 stepped into its nuclear delivery role immediately upon becoming operational. In all respects except speed, the B-36 could match what was arguably its approximate Soviet counterpart, the later 1373:, received its first RB-36D on 3 June 1950 but due to severe material shortages, they were not operational until June 1951. The 24th and last RB-36D was delivered in May 1951. Some RB-36Ds were later modified to the featherweight configuration, in which all but the tail guns were removed and the crew reduced from 22 to 19. These aircraft were redesignated as RB-36D-III. Modifications were carried out by Convair from February to November 1954. 816: 1347: 649: 1159: 2726: 781: 2259:) assembly plant, where it was originally built. Some restoration took place there. As Lockheed Martin had no room to display it, and efforts in Fort Worth to build a facility fell short, the NMUSAF repossessed the aircraft and it was transported to Tucson for loan to the Pima Air and Space Museum. It was fully restored and reassembled at that museum, just south of Davis–Monthan AFB, and is displayed there. 2304: 2169: 1864:, a double-decked military transport that was the largest piston-engined, land-based transport aircraft built. Its length of 185 ft (56 m) made it the longest practical aircraft of its era. The sole example was used for nearly 10 years, especially for Korean War cross-country cargo flights. In 2005, it was dismantled in anticipation of its being moved from the former 2216:. Its flight to the museum from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on 30 April 1959 was the last flight of a B-36. This B-36J replaced the former Air Force Museum's original YB-36. This was the first aircraft placed in the museum's new display hangar. It is displayed alongside the massive 9 ft (2.7 m) lower main gear strut, single wheel and tire from the XB-36. 2447:. The weapon had come loose from its mounts and fell through the bomb bay doors, and sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable climb due to the sudden and unexpected weight shift. Only the conventional explosives detonated, as the bomb was unarmed. The aircraft made a safe landing. These incidents remained classified for decades. See 824:

combat-capable B-36B, which finally met the 1941 requirements, but had serious engine reliability and maintenance problems (changing the 336 spark plugs was a task dreaded by ground crews) and with the availability of weapons and spares. Later models had more powerful R-4360 engines, improved radar, and redesigned crew compartments.

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conversion was completed in July 1951. The USAF later bought 73 long-range reconnaissance versions of the B-36H under the designation RB-36H. Of these, 23 were accepted during the first six months of 1952, and the last were delivered by September 1953. More than a third of all B-36s were reconnaissance models.

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In early 1950, Convair began converting B-36As for reconnaissance, including the sole YB-36, which were all redesignated RB-36E. The R-4360-25 engines were replaced by R-4360-41s and were fitted with four J-47 jet engines as on the RB-36D. Its normal crew was 22, which included five gunners. The last

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production. The first mockup was inspected on 20 July 1942, following six months of refinements. A month after the inspection, the project was moved from San Diego, California, to Fort Worth, Texas, which set back development several months. Consolidated changed the tail from a twin-tail to a single,

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The USAAC sent out a initial request on 11 April 1941, asking for a 450 mph (720 km/h) top speed, a 275 mph (443 km/h) cruising speed, a service ceiling of 45,000 ft (14,000 m) and a maximum range of 12,000 mi (19,000 km) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m). These

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A second aircraft, the YB-36, flew on 4 December 1947. It had a redesigned, high-visibility, yet still heavily framed greenhouse dome-shaped canopy, which was later adopted for production, and the engines used on the YB-36 were more powerful and more efficient. Altogether, the YB-36 was much closer

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The B-36 had a crew of 15. As with the B-29 and B-50, the pressurized flight deck and crew compartment were linked to the rear compartment by a pressurized tunnel through the bomb bay. In the B-36, movement through the tunnel was on a wheeled trolley, pulling on a rope. The rear compartment featured

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The B-36 was slow and could not refuel in midair, but could fly missions to targets 3,400 mi (5,500 km) away and stay aloft as long as 40 hours. Moreover, the B-36 was believed to have "an ace up its sleeve": a phenomenal cruising altitude for a piston-driven aircraft, made possible by its

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In 1950, Consolidated-Vultee developed streamlined pods that looked like large drop tanks that mounted on each side of the fuselage to carry spare engines between bases. Each pod could airlift two engines. When the pods were empty, they were removed and carried in the bomb bays. No record exists of

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took part in the competition, with Consolidated winning a tender on 16 October 1941. Consolidated asked for a $ 15 million contract with $ 800,000 for research and development, mockup, and tooling. Two experimental bombers were proposed, the first to be delivered in 30 months, and the second within

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On Labor Day, Monday, 1 September 1952, a tornado hit Carswell Air Force Base, Fort Worth, damaging aircraft of the 7th and 11th Bomber Wings' complement of B-36s. Some two-thirds of the USAF's entire B-36 fleet was damaged, as well as six aircraft being built at that point at Convair's Fort Worth

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equipment. The full defensive armament was retained. The extra fuel tanks increased the flight endurance to up to 50 hours and it had an operational ceiling of 50,000 ft (15,000 m). Later, a lightweight version of this aircraft, the RB-36-III, could reach 58,000 ft (18,000 m).

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Training missions were typically in two parts, a 40-hour flight—followed by time on the ground for refueling and maintenance—and then a 24-hour second flight. With a sufficiently light load, the B-36 could fly at least 10,000 mi (16,000 km) nonstop, and the highest cruising speed of any

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Though the B-36 had a good overall safety record, well above average for the class and time, 10 B-36s were involved in accidents between 1949 and 1954 (three B-36Bs, three B-36Ds, and four B-36Hs). A total of 32 B-36s were written off in accidents between 1949 and 1957 of 385 built. When a crash

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of the combined aircraft would result in a greater range. Project Tip Tow was cancelled when an EF-84D and a specially modified test EB-29A crashed, killing everyone on both aircraft. This accident was attributed to the EF-84D flipping over onto the wing of the EB-29A. Project Tom-Tom, involving

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The B-36, including its GRB-36, RB-36, and XC-99 variants, was in USAF service as part of the SAC from 1948 to 1959. The RB-36 variants of the B-36 were used for reconnaissance during the Cold War with the Soviet Union and the B-36 bomber variants conducted training and test operations and stood

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of 4,000 mi (6,400 km) with a 10,000 lb (4,500 kg) bombload, a cruising speed between 240 and 300 mph (390 and 480 km/h), and a service ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,000 m) The ceiling in both cases was chosen to exceed the maximum effective altitude of most of

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The B-36 was employed in a variety of aeronautical experiments throughout its service life. Its immense size, range, and payload capacity lent itself to use in research and development programs. These included nuclear propulsion studies, and "parasite" programs in which the B-36 carried smaller

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of their own. The USAAF submitted a "letter of intent" to Convair for an initial production run of 100 , even before testing of the two prototypes was complete. The first delivery was due in August 1945, and the last in October 1946, but Consolidated (by now renamed Convair after merging with

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The first 21 B-36As were delivered in 1948 as interim airframes intended for crew training. No defensive armament was fitted, since none was ready. All surviving B-36As were converted to RB-36E reconnaissance models once later models became available. Deliveries began in November 1948 of the

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continued to penetrate Soviet airspace and conducted a variety of spectacular and highly illegal overflights of the Soviet Union, where they took photographic and radar recordings of the routes SAC bombers would follow. Flights that involved penetrating mainland Russia were termed sensitive

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installed in the middle of the aircraft between the reactor and the cockpit. A number of large air intake and exhaust holes were installed in the sides and bottom of the aircraft's rear fuselage to cool the reactor in flight. On the ground, a crane would be used to remove the 35,000 lb

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The six turrets eliminated by Featherweight I reduced the crew from 15 to 9. Featherweight III had a longer range and an operating ceiling of at least 47,000 ft (14,000 m), especially valuable for reconnaissance missions. The B-36J-III configuration (the last 14 made) had a single

1214:, which docked using a trapeze. The concept was tested using a B-29 carrier, but docking was difficult even for experienced test pilots. Moreover, the XF-85 was no match for contemporary foreign powers' interceptors in development or in service and consequently the project was cancelled. 1135:, overflying the USSR, and landing in Europe, Morocco, or the Middle East. Veteran crews recall feeling confident in their ability to fly the missions, but not to survive weapon delivery, as the aircraft were not fast enough to escape the blast. These concerns were confirmed by the 1954 457:

The wings of the B-36 were large even when compared with present-day aircraft, exceeding, for example, those of the C-5 Galaxy, and enabled the B-36 to carry enough fuel to fly the intended long missions without refueling. The maximum thickness of the wing, measured perpendicular to the

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On the night of 17 March 1953 RB-36H-25, 51-13721 departed the Canary Islands to test North American air defenses. Change in weather conditions drove the aircraft off course, and early in the morning on 18 March the aircraft collided with a mountain on the west side of Trinity Bay

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With a range of 9,300 mi (15,000 km), RB-36Ds began probing the Arctic boundaries of the Soviet Union in 1951. Although on-board equipment indicated detection by Soviet radar, interceptions at the B-36's service ceiling remained difficult. RB-36 aircraft operating from

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Changes in the USAAF requirements added back the weight saved in redesigns, and cost more time. A new antenna system needed to be designed to accommodate a new radio and radar system and the Pratt and Whitney engines were redesigned, adding another 1,000 lb (450 kg).

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program for the atomic bomb-carrying "specialist" B-29s), resulting in a "featherweight" configuration that increased top speed to 423 mph (681 km/h), and cruise at 50,000 ft (15,000 m) and dash at over 55,000 ft (17,000 m), perhaps even higher.

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version, the B-36J-III, was at 230 mph (370 km/h). Engaging the jet engines could raise the cruising speed to over 400 mph (640 km/h). Hence, a 40-hour mission, with the jets used only for takeoff and climbing, flew about 9,200 mi (14,800 km).

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Due to its size, the B-36 was never sprightly or agile. Lieutenant General James Edmundson likened it to "sitting on your front porch and flying your house around". Crew compartments were nonetheless cramped, especially when occupied for 24 hours by a crew of 15.

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The defensive armament consisted of six retractable gun turrets, with side-by-side turrets mounted in forward dorsal, aft dorsal and ventral positions, aft dorsal and non-retractable tail and nose turrets. Each turret was fitted with two 20 mm (0.79 in)

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was feasible. Convair modified two B-36s under the MX-1589 project. The Nuclear Test Aircraft was a B-36H-20-CF (serial number 51-5712) that had been damaged in a tornado at Carswell AFB on 1 September 1952. This aircraft, redesignated the XB-36H (and later

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which began test firings in 1951, eliminated remaining justifications for keeping them. In February 1954, the USAF awarded Convair a contract for a new "Featherweight" program, which significantly reduced weight and crew size. The three configurations were:

1203:. The reactor was operational, but did not power the aircraft as its purpose was to investigate the effect of radiation. Between 1955 and 1957, the NB-36H completed 47 test flights and 215 hours of flight time, during 89 of which the reactor was critical. 1326:. It was outwardly identical to the standard B-36D, but carried a crew of 22 rather than 15, the additional crew members being needed to operate the carried. The forward bomb bay was filled with a pressurized, manned compartment with 14 cameras and a 462:, was 7.5 ft (2.3 m), containing a crawlspace that allowed access to the engines. The wing area permitted cruising altitudes well above the operating ceiling of any 1940s-era fighters, at over 40,000 ft (12,000 m). In 1954, the 614:

whose tires were the largest ever manufactured up to that time: 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) tall, 3 ft (0.91 m) wide, and weighing 1,320 lb (600 kg), with enough rubber for 60 automobile tires. These tires placed so much

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suspended near the end of each wing which were also retrofitted to surviving B-36Bs. Consequently, the B-36 was configured to have 10 engines, six radial propeller engines and four jet engines, leading to the B-36 slogan of "six turnin' and four

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Two major factors contributing to the obsolescence of the B-36 and its phaseout were a lack of aerial refueling capability and its low speed which made it vulnerable to interceptors and severely decreased its ability to reach Soviet targets.

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cadre operated. Weather reconnaissance was part of the effort, as was long-range detection of Soviet atomic explosions. In the late 1940s, strategic intelligence on Soviet capabilities and intentions was scarce. Before the development of the

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in general, and carrier–based nuclear bombers in particular. In 1947, the Navy attacked congressional funding for the B-36, alleging it failed to meet Pentagon requirements. The Navy held to the pre-eminence of the aircraft carrier in the

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The first prototype XB-36 flew on 8 August 1946. The speed and range of the prototype failed to meet the standards set out by the USAAC in 1941. This was expected, as the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines required were not yet available.

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Convair proposed the name "Peacemaker" in a submission to a contest to name the bomber. Although the name "Peacemaker" was not officially adopted, it was commonly used and sources often state or imply the name is "official".

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The jet engines increased fuel consumption and reduced range. Gun turrets were already recognized as obsolete, and newer bombers had only a tail turret, or no gunners at all for several years but the development of

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One of the SAC's initial missions was to plan strategic aerial reconnaissance on a global scale. The first efforts were in photo-reconnaissance and mapping. Along with the photo-reconnaissance mission, a small

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deployed vessels to investigate. After investigation, the Royal Canadian Navy determined that it was not the lost bomb. Later in 1954, the airframe, stripped of sensitive material, was substantially destroyed

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from "six turning, four burning" into "two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking and two more unaccounted for". This problem was exacerbated by the propellers' pusher configuration, which increased

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One of the essential criteria of the early postwar reconnaissance aircraft was the ability to cruise above 40,000 ft (12,000 m), a level partly determined by knowledge of the capability of Soviet

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Due to problems that occurred with the B-36 in its early stages of testing, development, and later in service, some critics referred to the aircraft as a "billion-dollar blunder". In particular, the

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tests, in which B-36s were flown at combat distances from detonations of bombs in the 15-megaton range. At distances typical of wartime delivery, aircraft suffered extensive flash and blast damage.

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to carry such bombs from airfields on American soil to targets in the USSR. The modification to allow the use of larger atomic weapons on the B-36 was called the "Grand Slam Installation".

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Originally designated the YB-36G, s/n 49-2676 and 49-2684. Project for a jet-powered swept wing variant. Due to the differences from a standard B-36 its designation was changed to YB-60.

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in 1950, USAF propeller-driven bombers were made obsolete as strategic offensive weapons. Both the B-36 and the B-29/B-50 Superfortresses were designed during World War II, prior to the

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requirements were too demanding and far exceeded the technology of the day, so on 19 August 1941, they were reduced, to a maximum range of 10,000 mi (16,000 km), an effective

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Throughout its development, the B-36 program encountered delays. When the United States entered World War II, Consolidated was ordered to slow B-36 development to greatly increase

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effect. Part of the testing process involved dropping two of them in a single flight, one from 30,000 ft (9,100 m) and the second from 40,000 ft (12,000 m).

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under the aft fuselage, varying in number and placement. When developed, it was the only American aircraft large enough to carry the bulky, high-resolution cameras of the day.

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aircraft. Simultaneously, heavy manned bombers for SAC were also deemed crucial to national defense and the two systems would never again be in competition for funding.

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electronics to malfunction, leading to failure of the aircraft controls and navigation equipment, which contributed to the crash of B-36B 44-92035 on 22 November 1950.

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RB-36s were distinguished by the bright aluminum finish of the camera compartment (contrasting with the dull magnesium of the rest of the fuselage) and by a series of

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radar-aimed tail turret, extra fuel tanks in the outer wings, and landing gear allowing the maximum gross weight to be increased to 410,000 lb (190,000 kg).

3776: 1436:. A new generation of jet bombers, flying higher and faster, was needed to effectively overcome Soviet interceptors. In 1952, while fighting continued during the 1196:(16,000 kg) reactor from the aircraft. To protect the crew, the highly modified cockpit was encased in lead and rubber, with a 1 ft-thick (30 cm) 298:, in discussions with high-ranking officers of the USAAF, decided to waive normal army procurement procedures, and on 23 July 1943, 15 months after the Germans' 2856:

Quote attributed to Captain Banda when he was escorting Air Cadet Michael R. Daciek, later Lieutenant Colonel Daciek, on an inside tour of the XC-99 in 1953.

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RF-84Fs and a GRB-36D from the FICON project (redesignated JRB-36F), continued for a few months after this crash, but was also cancelled due to the violent

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to fund the B-36, alleging a conflict of interest because Johnson had once served on Convair's board of directors. The uproar following the cancellation of

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Advances in Soviet air defense systems limited the RB-36 to flying outside the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe. In the mid-1950s, the jet-powered Boeing

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and each engine required a dedicated 100 US gal (380 L) tank. Normal maintenance consisted of tedious measures, such as changing the 56

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fighter could intercept the B-36, thanks to its ability to operate at more than 50,000 ft (15,000 m). Later, the new Secretary of Defense,

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The B-36 was two-thirds longer than the previous "superbomber", the B-29 and its wingspan and height exceeded those of the Soviet Union's 1960s

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The first RB-36D (44-92088) made its initial flight on 18 December 1949, six months after the B-36D, but initially flew without turbojets. The

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to access the backs of the engines and the landing gear during flight by crawling through the wings but was only possible at lower altitudes.

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In 1951, the USAF asked Convair to build an all-jet B-36. Convair replaced a B-36F's wings with swept wings, from which were suspended eight

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High altitude variant with strengthened landing gear, increased fuel capacity, armament reduced to tail guns only and reduced crew, 33 built.

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One B-36H fitted with a nuclear reactor installation for trials, had a revised cockpit and raised nose. This was intended to evolve into the

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The main landing gear evolved from a single-wheel design (top) to a 4-wheel bogie (bottom), but a tracked assembly (center) was also tested.

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orbital reconnaissance satellites, technology and politics limited American reconnaissance efforts to the borders, of the Soviet Union.

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RB-36s in production: Note the heavily framed "greenhouse" bubble canopy over the cockpit area, used for all production B-36 airframes.

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The large wing area, with the four jet engines supplementing the piston engines in later versions gave the B-36 a wide margin between

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As with the strategic bombardment versions, the RB-36 was phased out of the SAC inventory beginning in 1956, the last being sent to

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Armed production variant with six 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) R-4360-41 engines, 73 built, later conversions to RB-36D and B-36D.

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systems unsuitable. Hence, when intake air was cold and humid, ice gradually obstructed the carburetor intake, which increased the

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In May 1946, the Air Force began the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft project, which was followed in May 1951 by the

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in Fort Worth, where it was put on display. Within two years, all B-36s, except five used for museum display, had been scrapped.

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The congressional and media furor over the firing of Admiral Denfeld, as well as the significant use of aircraft carriers in the

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A B-36 airframe undergoing structural stability tests. The three men in the balcony at the right of the photograph provide scale.

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Strategic reconnaissance variant with two bomb bays fitted with camera installation, 17 built and seven conversions from B-36B.

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Same as B-36B, but fitted with four J47-GE-19 engines, two each in two underwing pods, 22 built and 64 conversions from B-36B.

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Projected variant of the B-36B with six 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) R-4360-51 engines driving tractor propellers, not built.

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and return to bases in North America, necessitating a combat range of at least 5,700 mi (9,200 km), the length of a

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Same as B-36D, but fitted with six 3,800 hp (2,800 kW) R-4360-53 engines and four J47-GE-19 engines, 34 built.

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during World War II, presuming carrier-based aircraft would be decisive in future wars. To this end, the Navy designed

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star and World War II veteran who is called back to active duty to become a B-36 pilot and flight commander for SAC.

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Proposed double-deck airliner marrying the fuselage of the B-36 with the wings and empennage of the YB-60; not built.

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in England made a number of overflights of Soviet Arctic bases, particularly the new nuclear weapons test complex at

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could carry up to 87,200 lb (39,600 kg) of bombs, more than 10 times the load carried by the World War II

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The B-36 was obsolete from the outset, while it now faced the widespread introduction of opposing jet fighters. The

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The scrapping of B-36s began in February 1956. Once replaced by B-52s, they were flown directly from squadrons to

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Weapons and Warfare [2 volumes]: From Ancient and Medieval Times to the 21st Century [2 volumes]

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theater. While not employed in combat, these RB-36s conducted high-altitude aerial reconnaissance over Chinese

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Hall, R. Cargill. "The Truth About Overflights: Military Reconnaissance Missions over Russia Before the U-2."

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and the Navy's senior leadership. Sullivan resigned in protest and was replaced as Secretary of the Navy by

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fuel required. Thus, each service required changing 336 spark plugs. The B-36 was too large to fit in most

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Prototype, s/n 42-13571, with modified nose and raised cockpit roof, one built, later converted to YB-36A.

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piston-engined flying-wing bomber, against which the B-36 was meant to compete for a production contract.

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The standard RB-36D carried up to 23 cameras, primarily K-17C, K-22A, K-38, and K-40 cameras. A special

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Featherweight II removed the rear compartment crew comfort features, and all hardware accommodating the

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Orman, Edward W. "One Thousand on Top: A Gunner's View of Flight from the Scanning Blister of a B-36."

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thereby saving 3,850 lb (1,750 kg), but this change delayed delivery by a further 120 days.

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36 months. Originally designated Model B-35, the name was changed to B-36 to avoid confusion with the

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huge wing area and six engines, putting it out of range of most interceptors, as well as ground-based

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Beginning with the B-36D (B-36J shown), the Peacemaker used 6 radial piston engines and 4 jet engines.

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28-cylinder 4-row air-cooled radial piston engines, 3,800 hp (2,800 kW) each for take-off

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carried partially or wholly in a bomb bay. One parasite aircraft was the diminutive football-shaped

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vibration from gunnery practice often caused the aircraft's electrical wiring to jar loose or the

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became operational in 1955, the B-36 was the primary nuclear weapons delivery vehicle of the SAC.

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engines, 5,200 lbf (23 kN) thrust each in pylon mounted pods outboard of piston engines

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Unarmed interim production variant, used for training, 22 built, all but one converted to RB-36E.

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The design of the B-36 can be traced to early 1941, prior to the entry of the United States into

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Co-pilot 1st Lt R. P. Whitfield. mysteriesofcanada.com, 1998. Retrieved: 24 September 2007.

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86,000 lb (39,000 kg) with weight restrictions, 72,000 lb (33,000 kg) normal

6769: 6514: 6462: 5294: 5289: 5244: 5165: 4979: 4974: 4969: 4964: 4944: 2989:. Aircraft in Action. Vol. 42. Carrollton, Tex.: Squadron/Signal Publications. p. 4. 2754: 2739: 2140: 1860:. The YB-60 was inferior to Boeing's YB-52, and was terminated. The B-36 was the basis for the 1853: 1330:, where a photo technician would develop the film. The second bomb bay contained up to 80 T-86 1211: 1066:

B-36J (serial 52-2225) of the 11th Bombardment Wing in 1955 showing "six turning, four burning"

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ground and airborne alert, but were never flown offensively as bombers against hostile forces.

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Unarmed prototype powered by six 3,000 hp (2,200 kW) R-4360-25 engines, one built.

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the aircraft was unveiled on 20 August 1945 , and flew for the first time on 8 August 1946.

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round trip. The USAAC therefore sought a bomber of truly intercontinental range. The German

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Goleta Air and Space Museum, air-and-space.com, 30 July 2003. Retrieved: 23 September 2007.

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As engine fires occurred with the B-36's radial engines, some crews humorously changed the

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of any combat aircraft. The B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refueling.

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Other experiments involved providing the B-36 with its own fighter defense in the form of

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Strategic reconnaissance variant of the B-36F with additional fuel capacity, 24 built.

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As of 2022 four complete B-36 type aircraft survive from the original 384 produced.

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caught fire. Three engine fires of this nature led to the first loss of an American

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was more successful and involving a modified B-36 (a GRB-36D "mothership") and the

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On February 2, 1953 Convair B-36H Serial No 51-5729 crashed 16 miles southwest of

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In the Pacific, the USAAF needed a bomber capable of reaching Japan from bases in

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aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in span and weight by the one-off

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Former YB-36 with modified four-wheel landing gear, later modified as a RB-36E.

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346th, 347th and 348th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons, Tail Code: Circle I

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Fulcrum of Power: Essays on the United States Air Force and National Security

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Fulcrum of Power: Essays on the United States Air Force and National Security

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archipelago , 50 mi (80 km) off the coast of British Columbia. The

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77th, 717th and 718th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons, Tail Code: Circle X

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The first aircraft to put this theory to the test was the RB-36D specialized

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saw it as a costly bungle, diverting congressional funding and interest from

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National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved: 14 December 2017.

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until that airfield was closed and the property was redeveloped adjacent to

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Personnel and equipment required to get and keep a B-36 aircraft in the air

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and other nonessential equipment were stripped out (not unlike the earlier

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Featherweight I removed defensive hardware, including the six gun turrets.

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5th, 31st and 72d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons, Tail Code: Circle X

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On 12 February 1959, the last B-36J built, USAF Serial No. 52-2827, left

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in California. The single-wheel gear was soon replaced by a four-wheeled

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Handbook flight operating instructions : USAF series B-36A aircraft

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Miller, Jay; Cripliver, Roger (1978). "B-36: The Ponderous Peacemaker".

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Official US Air Force accident incident photo of the 18 March 1953 crash

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Designation for 39 B-36Bs temporarily fitted with a camera installation.

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National Museum of the United States Air Force. Retrieved: 15 May 2010.

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Parameters: Journal of the US Army War College Quarterly Vol. XI, No. 2

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Goleta Air and Space Museum, air-and-space.com. Retrieved: 15 May 2010.

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AU/ACSC/166/1998-04 "Standard Aircraft Characteristics: F2H-2 Banshee."

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4.5 mi (7.2 km) away from the control tower while landing at

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60th and 301st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons, Tail Code: Square F

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did not become sufficiently reliable until the early 1960s. Until the

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XB-52 prototype at Carswell AFB, 1955 shown with a 7th Bomb Wing B-36

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The Secret Explorers: Saga of the 46th/72nd Reconnaissance Squadrons

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Same as B-36F with improved cockpit and equipment changes, 83 built.

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to the wingtips of B-29s and B-36s. The hope was that the increased

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weighing 43,600 lb (19,800 kg) and designed to produce an

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Miller, Jay and Roger Cripliver. "B-36: The Ponderous Peacemaker."

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The propulsion system of the B-36 was unique, with six 28-cylinder

323: 183: 4008:"Tails Through Time: The Convair Model 6: A Jumbo Before Its Time" 2288:; 12 crewmen were found with one injured, and five were missing. 6842: 5386: 4672:"The B-36 Peacemaker: 'There Aren't Programs Like This Anymore'". 4147:"Synopsis of the Air Force Accident Report for RB-36H, 51-13722." 3851:. worf.eh.doe.gov, 1 February 1980. Retrieved: 23 September 2007. 2685:. Other scenes included B-36 production at the Fort Worth plant. 2527: 2421: 2375:, Newfoundland, Canada. All 23 crew, including Brigadier General 2036:

325th, 326th and 327th Bombardment Squadrons, Tail Code: Circle W

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Convair touted the B-36 as the "aluminum overcast", a so-called "

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Mysteries of Canada, 11 January 2006. Retrieved: 17 August 2007.

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from the original on 8 March 2023 – via media.defense.gov.

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9th, 436th and 492d Bombardment Squadrons, Tail Code: Triangle J

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24th, 39th and 40th Bombardment Squadrons, Tail Code: Triangle R

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ZiaNet: B-36 operations Walker AFB Roswell New Mexico 1955–1957

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Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945–1950

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Revolt of the Admirals: The Fight for Naval Aviation, 1945–1950

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26th, 42d and 98th Bombardment Squadrons, Tail Code: Triangle U

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on a ventral trapeze as part of the FICON program, 10 modified.

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The Convair B-36 was the only aircraft capable of carrying the

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Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick"

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The B-36 Peacemaker: 'There Aren't Programs Like This Anymore'

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Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's 'Big Stick'

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Video clip of the construction and features of the B-36 bomber

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beginning in 1955. All but four aircraft have been scrapped.

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Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force aircraft and missile systems

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plant. The base was shut down and operations transferred to

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Featherweight III incorporated both configurations I and II.

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Peacock, Lindsay. "B-36: Convair's "Big Stick": Part Two".

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Peacock, Lindsay. "B-36: Convair's "Big Stick": Part One".

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Thundering Peacemaker, the B-36 Story in Words and Pictures

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Encyclopedia of U.S. Air Force aircraft and missile systems

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Thundering Peacemaker: the B-36 Story in Words and Pictures

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The B-36 was the only American aircraft with the range and

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cowtown.net, 1 October 2006. Retrieved: 21 September 2007.

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7th Bomb Wing B-36 Association. Retrieved: 28 August 2010.

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were thick enough, at 7 ft (2.1 m), to enable a

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on each of the six engines which were often fouled by the

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six bunks and a dining galley and led to the tail turret.

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Military Aircraft of the Cold War (The Aviation Factfile)

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jet engines. The result was the B-36G, later renamed the

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were at risk of slipping and falling from icy wings. The

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In 1949, the B-36 was featured in the documentary film,

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Strategic reconnaissance variant of the B-36H, 73 built.

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A Wonderful Life: The Films and Career of James Stewart

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The collected articles and photographs of Ted A. Morris

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The YB-36A and 21 B-36As converted to RB-36D standards.

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War missions would have been one-way, taking off from

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Pima Air & Space Museum. Retrieved: 9 April 2012.

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Combat Aircraft of the World from 1909 to the present

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Production version of the YB-36, completed as B-36Bs.

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The Wasp Major engines had a prodigious appetite for

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 3177: 3145: 3053: 2985:Jacobsen, Meyers K.; Wagner, Ray (1980). 2928: 2610:230 mph (370 km/h, 200 kn) 2604:435 mph (700 km/h, 378 kn) 2098:Note: SAC eliminated tail codes in 1953. 2014:69th, 70th and 75th Bombardment Squadrons 1951:, New Mexico (August 1952 – August 1957) 1167:interceptors or reconnaissance aircraft. 733:Learn how and when to remove this message 274: 16:US Air Force strategic bomber (1949–1959) 5985:bomber designations, Army/Air Force and 4874:The Museum of Flight Digital Collections 4770:Yenne, Bill. "Convair B-36 Peacemaker." 3625: 3277: 3257: 3010:Winchester, Jim (2006). "Convair B-36". 2907: 2905: 2903: 2901: 2899: 2897: 2895: 2893: 2891: 2650:1 remotely operated tail turret with 2× 2564:Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 Wasp Major 2466: 2381: 2319:, following a transatlantic flight from 2302: 2179: 2167: 2155: 2113: 1981:, Texas (December 1948 – December 1957) 1835: 1823: 1743:Same as RB-36D, but modified to carry a 1466:Convair B-36s awaiting scrapping at the 1461: 1415: 1345: 1260: 1157: 1146: 1106: 1061: 998: 981: 814: 784:B-36 upper or lower gun turret with two 779: 429: 399:Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation 278: 208: 4592:Morris, Lt. Col. (ret.) and Ted Allan. 4345:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage" 3971:"Convair YB-36G (YB-60) 'Peacemaker'." 3601:"Summary of Air Force accident report." 3446: 3421: 3396: 3273: 3271: 3269: 2969: 2463:3-view line drawing of the Convair B-36 2307:B-36 wreckage site, Goose Bay, Labrador 2237:Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 2233:Greater Southwest International Airport 1996:, South Dakota (May 1949 – April 1950) 1273:. This was the first RB-36 used in the 862:Production of the B-36 ceased in 1954. 330:, and the 1949 atmospheric test of the 315:) delayed delivery. Three months after 7043: 6700: 4729:London: Aerospace Publications, 2000. 4684:. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. 4575:Miller, Jay. "Tip Tow & Tom-Tom". 3906: 3829:"B-36 Era and Cold War Aviation Forum" 3659: 3650: 3536: 3262:. Vol. 4, no. 6. p. 54. 3233:"National Museum of the USAF – Bomber" 3126: 3074: 2937: 2485:National Museum of the U.S. Air Force 2048:, Texas (August 1953 – February 1959) 2033:, Washington (July 1951 – March 1956) 2011:, Maine (April 1953 – September 1956) 977: 6674: 5943: 5359: 4882: 4420:. Harlow, Essex, UK: DK Adult, 2007. 4336: 4033: 3927:Quarterly Journal of Military History 3869: 3475:"It makes the B-36 light on its feet" 3366: 3337:"Doors Shield Jets From Blowing Dirt" 3190: 3158: 2888: 2523:4,772 sq ft (443.3 m) 2139:. Previously displayed at the former 2101: 1191:in the aft bomb bay, with a four-ton 505:Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 6888:Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System 4825:AeroWeb: B-36 versions and survivors 4599:, 2000. Retrieved: 4 September 2006. 4468:Jacobsen, Meyers K. and Ray Wagner. 4342: 3729:. Evening Vanguard. 25 February 1957 3631: 3563: 3537:Tucker, Spencer C. (26 March 2020). 3266: 3117:, 1946. Retrieved: 20 February 2012. 3112:"Video: Biggest Bomber, 1946/08/15." 2511:230 ft 0 in (70.10 m) 2505:162 ft 1 in (49.40 m) 1447:After fighting in Korea had ceased, 1087:richness until unburned fuel in the 671:adding citations to reliable sources 642: 7076:Aircraft with auxiliary jet engines 7066:1940s United States bomber aircraft 6924:Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program 4852:"I Flew Thirty-One Hours in a B-36" 4821:, April 1954, pp. 98–102, 264. 4096:SAC Museum. Retrieved: 15 May 2010. 3453:. SAE International. pp. 8–9. 3450:The Design of Aircraft Landing Gear 2517:46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) 2286:parachuted from their blazing B-36B 1832:) taking off on a test flight, 1952 1271:91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group 365:Intercontinental ballistic missiles 13: 4680:Taylor, John W.R. "Convair B-36." 4461:Jacobsen, Meyers K. "Peacemaker." 4185:"B-36 fleet destroyed by tornado." 3525:"Russia sparks Cold War scramble." 2634:1,995 ft/min (10.13 m/s) 2449:list of military nuclear accidents 2425:by a U.S. military recovery team. 2300:Nuclear Reactor Testbed aircraft. 2083:99th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1990:28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1424:With the appearance of the Soviet 1401:intelligence (SENSINT) missions. 1363:28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1102: 623:adjacent to the factory in Texas, 363:, were also too limited in range. 14: 7102: 4786: 4740:Winchester, Jim. 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Archived from 2724: 2550:166,165 lb (75,371 kg) 1893: 1883:, never left the drawing board. 1507:Convair B-36 Peacemaker variants 866:Operating and financial problems 788:20 mm (0.79 in) cannon 647: 590: 579: 568: 27: 4465:, Vol. 4, No. 6, November 1974. 4448:Convair B-36: A Photo Chronicle 4385: 4362: 4294: 4268: 4242: 4229: 4209: 4197: 4178: 4152: 4139: 4118:"B-36 Peacemaker, s/n 52-2827." 4111: 4106:"B-36 Peacemaker, s/n 52-2220." 4099: 4087:"B-36 Peacemaker, s/n 52-2217." 4080: 4068: 4056: 4000: 3986: 3964: 3945: 3932: 3919: 3834: 3822: 3799: 3782: 3761:"Bomber Carries Spare Engines." 3754: 3741: 3715: 3678: 3606: 3584: 3557: 3530: 3518: 3509: 3487: 3467: 3440: 3345: 3330: 3315: 3296: 3225: 3105: 2850: 2264:Notable incidents and accidents 2214:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1966:, Texas (June 1948 – May 1958) 1868:, now the Kelly Field Annex of 1411: 1057: 658:needs additional citations for 559: 514:, rather than the conventional 4772:International Air Power Review 4549:Online - via media.defense.gov 4368:Jorgenson, Michael, producer. 4302:"Albuquerque's Near-Doomsday." 3994:"Convair Model 6 Jet Airliner" 3161:International Air Power Review 3075:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988). 3028: 2970:Johnsen, Frederick A. (1978). 2876:"Peacemaker Name Certificate." 2869: 2840: 2628:43,600 ft (13,300 m) 2273:-rich airframe burned easily. 2219:AF Ser. No. 52-2827 is at the 2208:AF Ser. No. 52-2220 is at the 2193:AF Ser. No. 52-2217 is at the 2162:Strategic Air and Space Museum 2059:– Fairfield-Suisun AFB (later 1453:"new look" at national defense 1142: 994: 942:House Armed Services Committee 283:The XB-36 (right) alongside a 223:Britain was at risk of falling 204: 1: 4606:, Vol. 17, No. 2, March 1987. 4418:Flight: 100 Years of Aviation 3952:"Convair YB-36 'Peacemaker'." 3352:"B-36 Adds Four Jet Engines." 3322:"The Revolt of the Admirals." 2828: 1468:3040th Aircraft Storage Depot 1269:RB-36Ds were deployed to the 1236:and Tom-Tom involved docking 819:The XB-36 on its first flight 7086:Aircraft first flown in 1946 3590:Peacock October 1990, p. 234 3515:Peacock October 1990, p. 233 3278:Jacobsen, Meyers K. (1997). 2863: 2667:Notable appearances in media 2390:B-36s were involved in two " 1886: 1854:Pratt & Whitney XJ57-P-3 1406:Davis–Monthan Air Force Base 1299:high-altitude spy plane and 812:to the production aircraft. 394:Experimentals and prototypes 231:United States Army Air Corps 7: 7071:Six-engined pusher aircraft 6628:Fighter-bomber, in F-series 4727:Combat Aircraft since 1945. 3660:Barlow, Jeffrey G. (1994). 3397:Jenkins, Dennis R. (2002). 3195:. Calgary: Red Deer Press. 2717: 2186:Pima Air & Space Museum 2127:AF Ser. No. 51-13730 is at 1500: 1491:95th Heavy Bombardment Wing 1183:), was modified to carry a 1172:Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion 932:in 1949 was nicknamed the " 751:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 638: 415:Consolidated B-24 Liberator 10: 7107: 5407:(numbering continued from 4677:. Retrieved: 19 July 2009. 4039:Hill, 1st Lt Bruce R. Jr. 3483:. August 1950. p. 35. 3422:Puryear, Edgar F. (1981). 3037:Heinkel He 177 – 277 – 274 2938:Taylor, John W.R. (1969). 2913:"Convair B-36J Peacemaker" 2670: 2455:Specifications (B-36J-III) 2325:Ground-controlled approach 2241:Southwest Aerospace Museum 1504: 530:Addition of jet propulsion 369:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 250:Reichsluftfahrtministerium 199:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 7018: 6982: 6960:Tupolev Tu-95LAL / Tu-119 6952: 6916: 6903: 6896: 6878:Nuclear marine propulsion 6870: 6835: 6819: 6783: 6765:Nuclear salt-water rocket 6715: 6708: 6648: 6627: 6606: 6599: 6576: 6548: 6135: 6105: 6084: 6003: 5994: 5861: 5835: 5809: 5728: 5680: 5639: 5398: 5333: 5282: 5217: 5158: 5142: 5121: 5085: 5078: 4917: 4411:Air and Space/Smithsonian 4324:"Factsheet:Convair B-36J" 4217:"Interview with copilot." 3983:. Retrieved: 15 May 2010. 3766:, September 1950, p. 146, 3685:McFarland, Keith (1980). 3506:. Retrieved: 15 May 2010. 3367:Shiel, Walter P. (1996). 3327:. Retrieved: 15 May 2010. 3191:Leach, Norman S. (2008). 2221:Pima Air and Space Museum 1848:, Texas, 23 November 1949 1336:electronic countermeasure 1225:, a fighter modified for 682:"Convair B-36 Peacemaker" 425: 361:Boeing B-50 Superfortress 357:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 285:Boeing B-29 Superfortress 160:Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" 142: 128: 120: 112: 104: 96: 91: 83: 73: 61: 53: 43: 38: 26: 21: 6908:Nuclear-powered aircraft 6760:Nuclear pulse propulsion 4918:Manufacturer designation 4026:15 November 2007 at the 3847:27 February 2008 at the 3632:Wolk, Herman S. (2003). 3567:Ellsworth Air Force Base 2833: 2201:, and now off-base near 2077:1st Bombardment Squadron 1257:Strategic reconnaissance 1176:nuclear-powered aircraft 332:first Soviet atomic bomb 258:program on 12 May 1942. 191:nuclear weapons delivery 7051:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 6755:Nuclear photonic rocket 6750:Nuclear electric rocket 6745:Gas core reactor rocket 6730:Fission-fragment rocket 4835:31 January 2011 at the 4535:Knaack, Marcelle Size. 4500:Convair B-36 Peacemaker 4349:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu 4222:18 January 2009 at the 4206:Retrieved: 21 Mar 2024. 4046:3 November 2007 at the 3942:. 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Arcadia Publishing. 3499:7 January 2007 at the 3129:American Combat Planes 2755:Revolt of the Admirals 2740:B-36 Peacemaker Museum 2479: 2464: 2387: 2308: 2229:The City of Fort Worth 2197:, formerly located at 2189: 2177: 2165: 2141:Chanute Air Force Base 2123: 1849: 1833: 1471: 1421: 1351: 1286: 1212:McDonnell XF-85 Goblin 1163: 1155: 1112: 1067: 1004: 987: 934:Revolt of the Admirals 846:McDonnell XF-85 Goblin 820: 789: 629:Fairfield-Suisun Field 510:mounted in an unusual 435: 287: 275:World War II and after 214: 7056:Consolidated aircraft 6848:TOPAZ nuclear reactor 6607:Redesignated A-series 5836:Experimental aircraft 4329:6 August 2009 at the 3564:Page, Joseph (2021). 2881:26 April 2007 at the 2745:Convair B-36 variants 2699:Major League Baseball 2690:Strategic Air Command 2477: 2462: 2385: 2356:48.184352; -53.664271 2306: 2282:Princess Royal Island 2243:, between the former 2199:Offutt Air Force Base 2184:B-36J 52-2827 at the 2183: 2172:B-36J 52-2220 at the 2171: 2160:B-36J 52-2217 at the 2159: 2133:Castle Air Force Base 2117: 2042:95th Bombardment Wing 1975:11th Bombardment Wing 1913:Strategic Air Command 1844:) being delivered to 1839: 1827: 1745:GRF-84F Thunderstreak 1465: 1419: 1349: 1264: 1161: 1150: 1110: 1065: 1054:the pods being used. 1002: 985: 972:antisubmarine-warfare 915:Secretary of the Navy 832:, such as the Soviet 818: 783: 759:Mark 17 hydrogen bomb 608:tricycle landing gear 494:McDonnell F2H Banshee 485:) and maximum speed ( 433: 350:Mark 16 hydrogen bomb 346:Boeing B-47 Stratojet 306:firm began design on 282: 212: 195:Strategic Air Command 182:. It has the longest 7091:Ten-engined aircraft 7005:Ford Seattle-ite XXI 6577:Tri-Service sequence 5122:Observation aircraft 4485:B-36 Photo Scrapbook 4446:Jacobsen, Meyers K. 4431:Jacobsen, Meyers K. 4190:1 March 2012 at the 3976:18 July 2011 at the 3957:18 July 2011 at the 3357:, July 1949, p. 124. 3217:"Remember the B-36." 3215:Griswold, Wesley P. 3127:Wagner, Ray (1968). 2574:General Electric J47 2027:92d Bombardment Wing 2005:42d Bombardment Wing 1960:7th Bombardment Wing 1945:6th Bombardment Wing 1866:Kelly Air Force Base 1828:Convair YB-60-1-CF ( 1449:President Eisenhower 1320:photo-reconnaissance 908:Secretary of Defense 667:improve this article 536:General Electric J47 512:pusher configuration 401:(later Convair) and 308:a six-engined bomber 242:Gander, Newfoundland 227:Nazi "Blitz" attacks 170:and operated by the 6775:Radioisotope rocket 5810:Military transports 5729:Civilian transports 4513:Jenkins, Dennis R. 4498:Jenkins, Dennis R. 4483:Jenkins, Dennis R. 4391:Barlow, Jeffrey G. 4312:Albuquerque Tribune 4307:15 May 2019 at the 4092:31 May 2014 at the 3817:American Experience 3775:Daciek, Michael R. 2773:Related development 2554:Max takeoff weight: 2416:Royal Canadian Navy 2346: / 2137:Atwater, California 1493:, and was flown to 978:Operational history 922:Francis P. Matthews 830:air-to-air missiles 452:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 213:The prototype XB-36 39:General information 6811:Project Prometheus 6702:Nuclear propulsion 5995:Original sequences 5822:C-131 / R4Y / T-29 4803:USAF Museum: B-36A 4793:USAF Museum: XB-36 4675:cessnawarbirds.com 4570:Aviation Quarterly 4282:. 25 November 2016 4063:"B-36 Deployment." 4021:"YB-60 Factsheet." 3894:on 18 October 2021 3863:Aviation Quarterly 3703:on 26 January 2017 3239:on 8 November 2014 3115:Universal Newsreel 2480: 2465: 2433:thermonuclear bomb 2388: 2309: 2190: 2178: 2166: 2147:from 1957 to 1991. 2124: 2102:Surviving aircraft 1874:San Antonio, Texas 1850: 1834: 1472: 1422: 1352: 1287: 1265:In late 1952, six 1164: 1156: 1113: 1099:in February 1950. 1068: 1005: 988: 964:electronic warfare 872:United States Navy 821: 790: 436: 388:anti-aircraft guns 288: 215: 7036: 7035: 6978: 6977: 6970:9M730 Burevestnik 6866: 6865: 6668: 6667: 6664: 6663: 6549:Long-range bomber 6131: 6130: 5937: 5936: 5353: 5352: 5349: 5348: 4856:Popular Mechanics 4818:Popular Mechanics 4725:Wilson, Stewart. 4670:Shiel, Walter P. 4628:Air International 4612:Air International 4563:978-0-88995-348-2 4553:Leach, Norman S. 4523:978-1-58007-129-1 4426:978-0-7566-1902-2 4343:Lednicer, David. 4256:. 4 November 2016 4235:Ricketts, Bruce. 3792:: Interview with 3788:Ricketts, Bruce. 3764:Popular Mechanics 3577:978-1-4671-0694-8 3550:978-1-4408-6728-6 3460:978-0-7680-9943-0 3408:978-1-58007-129-1 3355:Popular Mechanics 3340:Popular Mechanics 3222:, September 1961. 2475: 2377:Richard Ellsworth 2251:) and the former 2203:Ashland, Nebraska 2145:Rantoul, Illinois 2129:Castle Air Museum 2120:Castle Air Museum 1669: 1668: 1495:Amon Carter Field 1476:Davis–Monthan AFB 1470:in Tucson in 1958 1408:in January 1959. 1309:air-defense radar 1208:parasite aircraft 1072:aircraft's slogan 906:was cancelled by 880:aircraft carriers 743: 742: 735: 717: 516:tractor propeller 156: 155: 105:Introduction date 22:B-36 "Peacemaker" 7098: 7061:Convair aircraft 7026: 7025: 6965:Myasishchev M-60 6901: 6900: 6827:Project Daedalus 6801:Project Longshot 6713: 6712: 6695: 6688: 6681: 6672: 6671: 6604: 6603: 6001: 6000: 5964: 5957: 5950: 5941: 5940: 5862:General Dynamics 5391:General Dynamics 5380: 5373: 5366: 5357: 5356: 5083: 5082: 4903: 4896: 4889: 4880: 4879: 4858:, September 1950 4755:Wolk, Herman S. 4641:Puryear, Edgar. 4380: 4366: 4360: 4359: 4357: 4355: 4340: 4334: 4321: 4315: 4298: 4292: 4291: 4289: 4287: 4272: 4266: 4265: 4263: 4261: 4246: 4240: 4233: 4227: 4213: 4207: 4201: 4195: 4182: 4176: 4175: 4173: 4171: 4162:. 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5192: 5187: 5178: 5173: 5168: 5162: 5160: 5156: 5155: 5153: 5152: 5146: 5144: 5140: 5139: 5137: 5136: 5131: 5125: 5123: 5119: 5118: 5116: 5115: 5110: 5105: 5100: 5095: 5089: 5087: 5080: 5076: 5075: 5073: 5072: 5067: 5062: 5057: 5052: 5047: 5042: 5037: 5032: 5027: 5022: 5017: 5012: 5007: 5002: 4997: 4992: 4987: 4982: 4977: 4972: 4967: 4962: 4957: 4952: 4947: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4921: 4919: 4915: 4914: 4906: 4905: 4898: 4891: 4883: 4877: 4876: 4867: 4859: 4849: 4844: 4827: 4822: 4810: 4805: 4800: 4795: 4788: 4787:External links 4785: 4784: 4783: 4768: 4753: 4738: 4723: 4708: 4695:Thomas, Tony. 4693: 4678: 4668: 4653: 4639: 4624: 4607: 4600: 4590: 4578:Air Enthusiast 4573: 4566: 4551: 4533: 4526: 4511: 4496: 4481: 4466: 4459: 4444: 4429: 4414: 4406:Ford, Daniel. 4404: 4387: 4384: 4382: 4381: 4361: 4335: 4316: 4293: 4267: 4241: 4228: 4208: 4196: 4177: 4166:on 5 July 2020 4151: 4138: 4122: 4110: 4098: 4079: 4067: 4055: 4032: 4013: 3999: 3985: 3963: 3944: 3938:Wack, Fred J. 3931: 3929:, Spring 1997. 3918: 3905: 3868: 3853: 3833: 3821: 3798: 3794:B-36B 44-92075 3781: 3768: 3753: 3740: 3727:Newspapers.com 3714: 3677: 3670: 3649: 3642: 3624: 3605: 3592: 3583: 3576: 3556: 3549: 3529: 3517: 3508: 3486: 3466: 3459: 3439: 3432: 3414: 3407: 3386: 3359: 3344: 3329: 3314: 3295: 3288: 3265: 3250: 3224: 3208: 3202:978-0889953482 3201: 3176: 3169: 3144: 3137: 3119: 3104: 3090: 3052: 3045: 3027: 3020: 3002: 2995: 2987:B-36 in action 2977: 2955: 2948: 2927: 2887: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2859: 2858: 2849: 2838: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2826: 2825: 2820: 2809: 2808: 2803: 2798: 2787: 2786: 2781: 2770: 2769: 2767:Kégresse track 2764: 2761:Victory Bomber 2757: 2752: 2747: 2742: 2736: 2735: 2719: 2716: 2671:Main article: 2668: 2665: 2664: 2663: 2657: 2636: 2635: 2632:Rate of climb: 2629: 2623: 2617: 2611: 2605: 2602:Maximum speed: 2591: 2590: 2580: 2567: 2557: 2551: 2545: 2524: 2518: 2512: 2506: 2500: 2456: 2453: 2404:plutonium core 2269:occurred, the 2265: 2262: 2261: 2260: 2217: 2206: 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