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Description
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | B-36 | |
| Designation: | XB-36 | |
| Nickname: | Peacemaker | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
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| jay honolulu, HI | As a small kid living and growing up in Farmers Branch, Texas in the 1950's, I distinctly remember summer afternoons laying in the grass of my back yard and hearing that signature drone from those huge R-4360's that would vibrate the earth under me from 30,000 ft. I kwew what plane it was without even looking up, but looking up was always a treat... 11/22/2011 @ 14:39 [ref: 50444] |
| \"LIL\' DADDYS FLYING CIRCUS\" long island, NY | im building a 1/12th scale xb-36j "peacemaker" to compete in scale masters. and i am trying to obtain scale plans. either printed or a .dwg or raster/vector file. i need them to be as scale as possible and ant other help ful info, pics, history, and documentation. if any one can help me that would be great!! tnx :-D 11/10/2008 @ 07:03 [ref: 23005] |
| Jenny , TX | After reading the other comments about this plane, mine is a little bit of a different angle.
Our neighbor was a draftsman (technically, a draftswoman) who helped work on the plans for the XB-36. Jean has pictures of it in her house and has told me about the only time she ever got to see the plane fly. She was one of the only people in the factory who knew how to do trigonometry so that made her very valuable. Plus, she was an artist, so she also would take draft renderings of the planes and draw what it would look like when it was finished. Talking with her about it you'd swear her job there just started yesterday. She really enjoyed her work there. 04/09/2008 @ 11:48 [ref: 20403] |
| TJR , CA | TYPE: Heavy Bomber, Reconnaissance A/C, and Weapon Platform.
ENGINES: Six (6) P&W R4360-41 3,500hp 4-row radials driving pusher propellers. On the D-model and other later models, add 4 - 5,200lb thrust GE J47-19 single-shaft turbojets to the power pack. On models-F,H and J, the company upgraded the piston engines to Six (6) P&W 3,800hp R4360-53 engines and continued with the same turbojet engines. Demensions: Span: 230ft(70.08m), Length: 162ft 1in (49.39m), Height: 46ft 9ins (14.25m) Weights: Empty: Models A - B: 150,000lbs (68,040kg), Models D to J: 179,000lbs (81,200kg). Max Loaded: B-36B: 278,000lbs (126,000kg), B-36D: 357,500lbs (162,200kg), B-36J: 410,000lbs (185,970kg) PERFORMANCE: MAX SPEED: B-36B: 381mph (614kmh); B-36D: 439mph (707kmh): B-36J: 411mph (662kmh): SERVICE CEILING: B-36B: 42,500ft (12,955m): B-36D: 45,200ft (13,780m): B-36J: 39,900ft (12,162m); TYPICAL RANGE: with usual Bomb Load on Board: B-36B: 8,175miles (13,165km); B-36D: 7,500miles (12,078km); B-36J: 6,800miles (10,951km) ARMAMENT: CANNONS: 16 - 20mm Cannons; in six-remotely controlled fuselage turrets, and one-turret in the nose and one-turret in the tail. The six (6)-fuselage turrets are retractable installations, covered by sliding doors except when extended for use; BOMBLOAD: up to 84,000lbs (38,182kgms), Nuclear or Conventional bombs. However, because of when this aircraft was born and lived, smart money would always bet that if these aircraft were carrying weapons, they most assurredly were always carrying Nuclear weapons, at all times. HISTORY: Fist Flights: XB-36: 8/8/1946; Production B-36A: 8/28/1947; YB-36: 12/4/1947; B-36B: 7/8/1948; B-36D: 3/10/1949; delivery of the last B-36J: 8/14/1954: Withdrawal from service: 2/1959 07/16/2007 @ 11:06 [ref: 17132] |
| TJR , CA | TYPE: Heavy Bomber, Reconnaissance A/C, and Weapon Platform.
ENGINES: Six (6) P&W R4360-41 3,500hp 4-row radials driving pusher propellers. On the D-model and other later models, add 4 - 5,200lb thrust GE J47-19 single-shaft turbojets to the power pack. On models-F,H and J, the company upgraded the piston engines to Six (6) P&W 3,800hp R4360-53 engines and continued with the same turbojet engines. Demensions: Span: 230ft(70.08m), Length: 162ft 1in (49.39m), Height: 46ft 9ins (14.25m) Weights: Empty: Models A - B: 150,000lbs (68,040kg), Models D to J: 179,000lbs (81,200kg). Max Loaded: B-36B: 278,000lbs (126,000kg), B-36D: 357,500lbs (162,200kg), B-36J: 410,000lbs (185,970kg) PERFORMANCE: MAX SPEED: B-36B: 381mph (614kmh); B-36D: 439mph (707kmh): B-36J: 411mph (662kmh): SERVICE CEILING: B-36B: 42,500ft (12,955m): B-36D: 45,200ft (13,780m): B-36J: 39,900ft (12,162m); TYPICAL RANGE: with usual Bomb Load on Board: B-36B: 8,175miles (13,165km); B-36D: 7,500miles (12,078km); B-36J: 6,800miles (10,951km) ARMAMENT: CANNONS: 16 - 20mm Cannons; in six-remotely controlled fuselage turrets, and one-turret in the nose and one-turret in the tail. The six (6)-fuselage turrets are retractable installations, covered by sliding doors except when extended for use; BOMBLOAD: up to 84,000lbs (38,182kgms), Nuclear or Conventional bombs. However, because of when this aircraft was born and lived, smart money would always bet that if these aircraft were carrying weapons, they most assurredly were always carrying Nuclear weapons, at all times. HISTORY: Fist Flights: XB-36: 8/8/1946; Production B-36A: 8/28/1947; YB-36: 12/4/1947; B-36B: 7/8/1948; B-36D: 3/10/1949; delivery of the last B-36J: 8/14/1954: Withdrawal from service: 2/1959 07/16/2007 @ 11:05 [ref: 17131] |
| Delmer Watson , OH | I arrived at Carswell Jan.1953,as an Electrican on a B-36.
11th Bomb sq. 11th fld maint.left May 1955. I always thought of it as my first long term relatioship with the ladys. Ladys they were,all had thier own individual quirks.I remember when General Jack Ryan came as our base commander as if it was yesterday.We had a Col.Chandler as our C.O.his first name escapes me for now.both were rough,but very fair.It may seem unusal to anyone,but today I can still remember quite alot about the insides of the plane,the two Flt.Eng.postions,throttle and mixture controls,the control amplifiers,the,often cursed Edison Fire detector system,and other.In some respects it doesn't seem that long ago. It was quite a ride,so glad it happened. 06/30/2005 @ 11:32 [ref: 10631] |
| Dean Body Kettle Falls, WA | I was stationed at Ramey AFB Puerto Rico in 1953 and 1954. The xb-36 landed there and I took pics of it from our barracks roof. I will enter them in a few days. I was told that you could put 3 bowling lanes in it. It was big 03/11/2005 @ 19:54 [ref: 9681] |
| tom boone , IN | I am not sure you will be interested but,
I have very fond memories of the XB-36. As a very young boy I witnessed the roll out and first flight of this great airplane. My family and I sat at the end of the runway in Fort Worth as she took her first flight with Convair's chief test pilot Erikson in command, This huge airplane took off directly over our car and I felt I could have touched the right landing gear if I would have had a step stool on the top of the car. I will never forget the sight, sound and excitement of that moment. Looking back we are still wondering what my father was thinking! I grew up living only 3 miles from Carswell Airforce Base. I remember going to sleep with the sound of the 36s landing and taking off. Many of our friends were connected to the airplane either as Airforce pilots and crew, or Convair engineers. Fort Worth celebrated the 50th aniversery of the first flight in 1996 and I was able to attend the banquet. It was on this occasion that I was able to meet and shake hands with Mr. Erikson and relay my memory of the day he flew XB-36 over my head. Thanks also to my Dad. 12/09/2004 @ 16:52 [ref: 8827] |
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