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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.
A B-36J Peacemaker in flight. The development of the Convair B-36 strategic bomber began in 1941 with the XB-36, which was intended to meet the strategic needs of the US Army Air Forces, and later of the United States Air Force with its Strategic Air Command. In 1948, the B-36 become a mainstay of the American nuclear deterrent. It underwent a ...
Keystone B-3 light bomber: 1929 retired 1940: 36: Keystone B-4 heavy bomber: 1930 retired: 30: Keystone B-5 heavy bomber: 1929 retired: 30: Keystone B-6 heavy bomber: 1931 retired: 44: Martin NBS-1 night bomber: 1920 retired 1929: 130: Martin T3M torpedo bomber: 1926 retired 1932: 124: Martin T4M torpedo bomber: 1927 retired 1938: 155: Martin B ...
A wing B-58 set a new speed record on 16 October 1963 by flying from Tokyo, Japan, to London, England (via Alaska and Greenland), in 8:35 hours at an average speed of 938 mph. The wing operated a B-58 combat crew training school, August 1965 – December 1969, and gained a post-attack command control system (PACCS) mission in mid-1966.
Convair B-36 Crash Reports and Wreck Sites with pictures of the crash site. Transcript of an interview with a crew survivor. 2004 Canadian documentary film about the incident. "Broken Arrow – The Declassified History of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Accidents" by Michael H. Maggelet and James C. Oskins ISBN 978-1-4357-0361-2
Longest until the Convair B-36 Junkers Ju 390: 20 Oct 1943: Bomber: 2: 37.40 yards (34.20 meters) 55.01 yards (50.30 meters) 74.31 tons: 9.84 tons Heaviest until the BV 238, Junkers entry for the Amerika Bomber project Blohm & Voss BV 238: Apr 1944: Flying boat: 1: 47.35 yards (43.30 meters) 65.84 yards (60.20 meters) 98.42 tons
The Convair XC-99, AF Ser. No. 43-52436, is a prototype heavy cargo aircraft built by Convair for the United States Air Force.It was the largest piston-engined land-based transport aircraft ever built, and was developed from the Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber, sharing the wings and some other structures with it.
One of the damaged airplanes was a B-36 bomber, and Convair suggested to the Air Force that it should be converted into an early prototype for the X-6, instead of being repaired. [7] The Air Force agreed to this plan, and provided funding for an overhaul of the airplane. [7]