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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.
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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 ...
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In 1953, it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history. Convair is best known for its military aircraft; it produced aircraft such as the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and Convair B-58 Hustler strategic bombers, and the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptors.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1946 bomber, 384 built; Baumann Brigadier 1947 transport, 2 built; Nord 2100 Norazur 1947 transport, 1 built; Monsted-Vincent MV-1 Starflight 1948 airliner, 1 built; Piaggio P.136 1948 amphibious transport, 63 built; Dinfia IA 45 Querandi 1957 5/6 seater, 2 built; Piaggio P.166 1957 transport, 145 built; AAC Angel, 1984 ...
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1956 Fairchild Trophy winners of the 11th Bombardment Wing and Convair B-36J. It was redesignated again and activated at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas in February 1951 as the 19th Air Division, part of Strategic Air Command (SAC). It commanded the two Convair B-36 Peacemaker wings at Carswell, the 7th and 11th Bombardment Wings.