B-36
The [b]B-36 Peacemaker[/b] was a gargantuan strategic [[bomber]] first built in 1946 by Consolidated Vultee (later Convair). It was powered by six and later ten engines (6 "radials":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_engine driving pusher propellers and 4 podded "turbojets":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet supplementing power when needed) and could carry a maximum of 86,0000 lbs (39,000 kg) of bombs. The typical crew numbered around thirteen to fifteen, with pilots and flight engineers seated in cramped quarters under a bubble canopy.


h4. See also

* [[List of Airplanes]]
* Wikipedia: "Convair B-36":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_B-36
* Youtube: "The B-36 Bomber":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUO3NAZHp9o&feature=fvwrel
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