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The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" [N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in span and weight by the one-off Hughes H-4 Hercules.
Projected version of the B-36B with six 4300 hp R-4360-51 engines driving tractor airscrews, not built and the prototype on order was cancelled. B-36C Production version of the YB-36C, variant cancelled and the 34 on order were completed as B-36Bs. B-36D As the B-36B but with four 5200 lbst J-47 engines in paired underwing pods, 22 built. RB-36D
Convair B-36D-35-CF Peacemaker, 49-2664, c/n 127, '664', triangle 'J' tail markings, of the 436th Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, Texas, experiences main gear extension failure, pilot Maj. Leslie W. Brockwell bellies it in at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, with just the nose gear extended, doing such a deft job that this is the only B-36 ...
Convair B-36D Peacemaker, 1949–1950; RB-36D (24), June 1950 – 1957 (Seven B-36Bs were converted to RB-36D); 10 later converted to GRB-36D (FICON). Several RB-36D aircraft temporarily assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron for duty during Korean War. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, 1957–1966, 1966–1968, 1968–1969, 1970–1986
Convair B-36 Peacemaker, which used both piston and jet engines in later versions Convair CV-340 The Convair XF-92A was the first U.S. delta wing aircraft Convair B-58 Hustler Model name First flight
18 April 1951: B-50D 49-0279 after takeoff crashed 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the base. 1 crewmember killed. [21] 11 December 1953: B-36B 44-92071 crashed into the Franklin Mountains while on approach to Biggs. All 9 crewmembers were killed. [22] 28 August 1954: B-36D 44-92097, lost power on approach to Briggs and crashed. 1 crewmember killed [23]
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In addition, the RF-84 dramatically reduced the bomber's ground clearance: with 450 gallon (1,700 liter) external tanks on the fighter, the FICON combination cleared by a mere six inches (15 cm). These adversities, combined with the advent of the Lockheed U-2 and the passing of the B-36 into obsolescence, resulted in cancellation of the project ...