Convair B-36 Peacemaker
The B-36 Peacemaker was a strategic bomber. It was used in the United States. The B-36 could carry a 21,000 pound bomb. The B-36 was never used in wartime, but was in a movie called Strategic Air Command. The Peacemaker could fly for 48 hours non-stop and was one of the longest ranged bombers at the time. It first flew in 1948, and the last combat flight was in 1959.
Convair B-36 Peacemaker Media
Convair XB-36 main landing gear detail
The XB-36 (right) alongside a Boeing B-29 Superfortress
A B-36 airframe undergoing structural stability tests. Note for scale the three men in the balcony at the extreme right of the photograph.
B-36 upper or lower gun turret with two M24A1 20 mm cannon
The XB-36 on its first flight
Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight
Personnel and equipment required to get and keep a B-36 aircraft in the air
B-36J (serial 52-2225) of the 11th Bombardment Wing in 1955 showing "six turning, four burning"
RB-36s in production: Note the heavily framed "greenhouse" bubble canopy over the cockpit area, used for all production B-36 airframes.
NB-36H nuclear reactor testbed
Video clip of the construction and features of the B-36 bomber
