B-36 Peacemaker
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The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"[N 1] was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had 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 bomb bays without aircraft modifications. Rotate at 205mph. Jettison bombs in sequence to avoid hangup (1, 2, 3).
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 65.4ft (19.9m)
- Length 44.3ft (13.5m)
- Height 17.1ft (5.2m)
- Empty Weight 12,749lbs (5,783kg)
- Loaded Weight 16,399lbs (7,438kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.322
- Wing Loading 35.5lbs/ft2 (173.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 461.8ft2 (42.9m2)
- Drag Points 7833
Parts
- Number of Parts 269
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 654
