The B-36 is headed for the Dessert
B-36
Convair B-36, XC-99, and YB-60
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The B-36 Variants Display illustrates some of the different types of Convair B-36 Peacemakers.
Convair B-36 VariantsWingspan: 230 feetLength: 162 feetWing Area: 4770 square feetMaximum Take-off Weight: 410,000 poundsMaximum Bomb Payload: 2x 42,000 pound Grand Slam bombsPowerplant: 6x 3500 hp R4360 radial engines, 4X 5,200 pound J47-GE-19 turbojets |
The YB-60 page shows the all-jet competitor to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
The XC-99 Transport and Model 37 Airliner Display. The XC-99, serial 43-52436 was the double deck transport variant of the B-36. The Model 37 was a proposed 204-seat transatlantic airliner version of the XC-99.
The B-36 Survivors Display tells where to find them.
The B-36 Accident Reports and Wreck Sites Display tells where to find some less pristine examples.
Meet B-36 Veterans at the B-36 Era and Cold War Forum:
| B36 Era And Cold War Aviation Forum | |
| Recent Discussions | |
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| • | PIMA Air Museum |
| • | Badlands firing range |
| • | Ellsworth dodged the bullet! |
| • | Strategic Air Command DVD's |
The B-36 Links Page.
Parasite Fighter Program Displays |
Three programs were undertaken in the late forties and early fifties to exploit the capability of the B-36 Peacemaker to carry and launch smaller airplanes. Initially, the idea was to provide a fighter escort that could be released by the Peacemaker when it was threatened by enemy fighters. Later programs aimed at extending the range of a fast reconnaissance or nuclear warhead delivery airplane.
In 1948 and 1949, a pair of McDonnell XF-85 Goblins were test flown from a Boeing EB-29B.
From 1952 to 1956, the Fighter Conveyer (FICON) program investigated the potential of carrying various models of the Republic F-84 in the bomb bay of a Peacemaker.
Hobbycraft has released a 1/144-scale model of the FICON composite aircraft system. I have prepared an illustrated review of the kit.
In 1955 and 1956 Project Tom-Tom explored an alternative method of attaching a Republic RF-84F Thunderflash to each wingtip of a Peacemaker.
Giant Airplanes of the 1940s | ||||||
| First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area | Gross Weight | Engines | |
| Bristol Brabazon | 1949 | 230ft,00in | 177ft,00in | 5,317 | 290,000 | 8 x 2,650hp Bristol Centaurus |
| Hughes Flying Boat (Spruce Goose) | 1947 | 320ft,00in | 218ft,06in | 11,430 | 300,000 | 8 x 3,500hp R4360 |
| Convair XC-99 | 1947 | 230ft,00in | 185ft,00in | 4,772 | 320,000 | 6 x 3,500hp R4360 |
| Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing | 1947 | 172ft,00in | 53ft,01in | 4,000 | 194,000 | 8 x 3,700 lb J-35 |
| Convair B-36 | 1946 | 230ft,00in | 162ft,01in | 4,772 | 370,000 | 6 x 3,500hp R4360, 4 x 5,200 lb J-47 |
| Lockheed R6V Constitution | 1946 | 189ft,01in | 156ft,01in | 3,610 | 184,000 | 4 x 3,000hp R4360 |
| Blohm und Voss BV-238 | 1945 | 197ft,05in | 142ft,8in | 3,930 | 176,400 | 6 x BMW 801 |
| Douglas DC-6 | 1946 | 117ft,06in | 100ft,07in | 1,463 | 97,200 | 4 x 2,100 hp R2800 |
| Douglas C-74 Globemaster | 1945 | 173ft,03in | 124ft,02in | 2,506 | 145,000 | 4 x 3,000hp R4360 |
| Boeing 367 Stratocruiser | 1944 | 141ft,03in | 110ft,04in | 1,738 | 120,000 | 4 x 3,000hp R4360 |
| Lockheed 049 Constellation | 1943 | 123ft,00in | 95ft,02in | 1,650 | 86,200 | 4 x 2,000 hp R3350 |
| Martin JRM Mars | 1942 | 200ft,00in | 117ft,00in | 3,683 | 144,000 | 4 x 2,000 hp R3350 |
| Douglas DC-4 | 1942 | 117ft,06in | 93ft,10in | 1,460 | 73,000 | 4 x 1,350 hp R2000 |
| Douglas XB-19 | 1941 | 212ft,00in | 132ft,00in | 4,492 | 164,000 | 4 x 2,000 hp R3350 |
| Tupolev Ant-20bis | 1940 | 206ft,08in | 111ft,11in | 5,231 | 99,200 | 6 x 1,200 hp M-34FRNV |
| Blohm und Voss BV-222 | 1940 | 150ft,11in | 120ft | 2,744 | 108,000 | 6 x 1,000 hp BMW-Bramo Fafnir 323R |
Books about B-36 Peacemakers available from
Dennis Jenkins has produced another large B-36 book: Magnesium Overcast.
Meyers Jacobsen has authored another book about the Convair B-36 Peacemaker: A Photo Chronicle.
Convair B-36 : A Comprehensive History of America's 'Big Stick by Meyers K. Jacobsen. Mr. Jacobsen has been compiling this history for at least a quarter of a century.
Warbird Tech: Convair B-36 Peacemaker . This volume by Dennis Jenkins contains a surprising amount of information that did not get into "The Big Stick".
Dueling CD-ROMs
The history of the efforts to preserve B-36J, 52-22827 at Fort Worth is well documented in "B-36: Saving the Last Peacemaker"; Second Edition, an html book on CD. This CD-ROM is viewed with your internet browser.
B-36: Moving the Last Peacemaker. These 875 photos show photographically the effort expended by all of the volunteers over a nine year period to save the aircraft. This CD-ROM is a self contained slide show that does not require a browser to view.
Send a message to Brian.
Go to home page of the Goleta Air and Space Museum.
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