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Convair B-36

4,439 Mathieson  8.4 years ago

As requested by EaglesAbove.
VTOL down to lower the flaps.
AG1 and TRIM down to close the landing gear doors.
AG3 and TRIM down to close the bomb bay doors.
AG2 to activate the jet engines on the wings for take off (not neccessary though).
Drop the bombs only while in level flight.

YAY! Wikipedia! The Convair 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 was the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. 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 four bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range of 10,000 mi (16,000 km) and a maximum payload of 87,200 lb (39,600 kg), the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refuelling. Entering service in 1948, the B-36 was the primary nuclear weapons delivery vehicle of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was replaced by the jet-powered Boeing B-52 Stratofortress from 1955. All but five examples were scrapped. The B-36 set the standard for range and payload for subsequent U.S. intercontinental bombers.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 243.5ft (74.2m)
  • Length 165.8ft (50.5m)
  • Height 43.6ft (13.3m)
  • Empty Weight 250,860lbs (113,788kg)
  • Loaded Weight 394,464lbs (178,926kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.709
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.06
  • Wing Loading 22.2lbs/ft2 (108.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 17,769.2ft2 (1,650.8m2)
  • Drag Points 121011

Parts

  • Number of Parts 574
  • Control Surfaces 28
  • Performance Cost 3,552
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    30.3k ChiChiWerx

    Sorry I did not see this one before, upvoted, spotlighting and I'm now following! Won't miss anything again.

    8.3 years ago
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    4,439 Mathieson

    @Brields95 Thanks. Ive always done my best to make my planes fly well, it may be unrealistic, but I find that it is much more fun to to fly an agile, responsive plane rather than one that flies like an overloaded bag of rocks.

    8.4 years ago
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    Flies like a dream.

    8.4 years ago