Convair B-36 J 'Peacemaker' by junge1

Photography • Military • posted on May 20, 2017

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The B-36 'Peacemaker' was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. It has the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230-ft (70.1 m). The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal from inside its four bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range of 10,000 mi (16,000 km) and a maximum payload of 87,000 lb ( 39,600 kg) the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refueling. Entering the the service in 1948, the B-36 was the primary nuclear weapons delivery vehicle of the Strategic Air Command until it was replaced by the B-47 and B-52 in the 1950s. The B-36 J AF s/n 52-2827 was the final built aircraft. It was named 'The City of Fort Worth'. Specifications (B-36 J III) Crew: 13 Lenght: 162-ft, 1 inch, (49.42 m) Wingspan: 230-ft 0 inch (70.12 m) Height: 46-ft 9 inch (14.25 m) Wing area: 4,772 ft sq, (443.5 m sq) Empty weight: 166,165 lb, (75,530 kg) Loaded weight: 262,500 lb, (119,318 kg) Maximum takeoff weight: 410,00 lb, (186,000 kg) Power Plants 4 x General Electric J47 turbojet, 5,200 lbf 6 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 'Wasp Major' radials, 3,800 hp each Performance Maximum speed: 435 mph (363 kts, 672 kmh) Cruise speed: 230 mph, (200 kts, 370 kmh) Combat radius: 3, 985 mi (3,465 nmi, 6,415 km) Ferry range: 10,000 mi (16,000 km) Service ceiling: 43,600 ft (13,300 m) Rate of climb: 1,995 ft/sec (10.1 m/s) Guns: 1 remotely operated tail turret with 2 x 20 mm (0.787 in) M24A1 autocannon Bombs: 86,000 lb (39,000 kg) with weight restrictions and 72,000 lb (32,700 kg) normal This picture was taken at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Ariona on 29 October 2016, Sig... ..

Comments (19)

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blinkings

6:05PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

What a beast.

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Faemike55

6:08PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

Very cool and interesting aircraft

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Kratoonz

6:10PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

Great

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Buffalo1

7:23PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

Glad you could get far away enough to show us the whole plane. Pima Air Museum is smart in not having other aircraft around cluttering up the view. Instant fave!

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weesel

8:11PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

An impressive airplane by any standard. Looks as if it means business and is daring anyone to get in the way. Yeah, that's a pretty good definition for a Peacemaker.

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ArtistKimberly

9:35PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

Fantastic Work,

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Richardphotos

11:14PM | Sat, 20 May 2017

an amazing aircraft and capture. there was one in an outdoor museum near the main gate of Fort Worth's former Air Force base. the museum lost all of the aircraft on loan including the B36 for failure to maintain their condition. all were unassembled and hauled on trucks to storage facilities. I never went to the museum until it was too late, being closed for many years

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FurNose

1:46AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

Impressive piece of aviation engineering work! Is this a newly added aircraft of the museum? I've been there in 2013 but I can't remember to have seen it…

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ikke.evc

1:54AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

The crews named it 'the Big Stick'. The only bomber that lived up to his name, it never went to war.

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virginiese

2:19AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

great capture of it Sig ! Thanks for the information too !

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Otto1969

2:53AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

Impressive "bird", great view !

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LivingPixels

3:22AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

A super shot my friend awesome piece!!

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junge1

3:37AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

@Richardphotos! Richard the one that was at Ft. Worth is the one on display at the Pima Air Museum!!

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junge1

3:54AM | Sun, 21 May 2017

@FurNose! This aircraft, B-36 J s/n 52-2826, had been on display since 1959 at the Greater Southwest International Airport (GSW) near Ft. Worth. When this airport closed in 1994 the aircraft was vandalized and neglected. In 2008 the Air Force transferred the aircraft to the Pima Air Museum near Davis-Monthan AFB where it was restored and put on display in October 2009.

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