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. It has the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft.

2020年4月8日 · Aircraft like the nearly-forgotten 10-engine Convair B-36 Peacemaker. The B-36 was a huge leap in size and performance over its predecessors. It remains the largest piston-powered combat...

The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to be regularly used by the United States Army Air Corps, having entered service in June 1934. [1] It was also the first mass-produced bomber whose performance was superior to that of …

2020年4月8日 · Powered by six radial and four jet engines, it bridged the gap between WWII propeller aircraft and the jets of the Cold War. Here's a look at this unique machine.

2023年3月12日 · Before the devastating unpredictability of stealth bombers came the mighty Convair B-36 Peacemaker: a United States aircraft that didn't know the meaning of the word subtlety. This behemoth of a...

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It was the fastest bomber in the world, capable of outrunning nearly every pursuit plane in America’s arsenal. The aircraft’s internal bomb carriage, which was capable of carrying a 2,000-pound bomb load, and the addition of the world’s first enclosed rotating machine gun turret, an industry innovation, made it as formidable as it was fast.

2012年7月19日 · A 10 engine bomber (6 pusher props and 4 jet engines) that is often forgotten as it was wedged between the B-29 and the B-47. The B-36 was a centrepiece of the movie Strategic Air Command...

The first arrival in the UK of the USAF’s gargantuan Convair B-36 Peacemaker bomber was covered by ‘The Aeroplane’ 70 years ago, with the reporter suitably impressed

Powered by two 775-hp Wright R-1820 Cyclone engines, Martin's advanced design made the B-10 50 percent faster than contemporary biplane bombers and as fast as most of the fighters. This capability convinced many U.S. Army Air Corps planners that bombers could successfully attack strategic targets without long-range fighter escort.