B-36 Peacekeeper | Aircraft

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B-36 Peacekeeper | Aircraft |
B-36 Peacekeeper - $20.95
The massive Convair B-36 was cold war 1950s bomber that was able
to travel long distances with atomic ordnance. It was so heavy that
only a few landing strips could accommodate it. Luckily, it was never
used in anger. This model is truly impressive !!
Convair B-36 Peacekeeper Bomber
The reverberating snarl of these high-flying, monsters pervaded much of the globe during the Cold War of the 1950s..
The largest bomber ever built was designed in 1941 and a prototype was ordered a few days before Pearl Harbor. The aircraft (without the 4 jet engines
which were added to later models from the D version on) flew for the first time on August 8, 1946. Because it went into production just after the War and
coincided with the appearance of bombers completely equipped with jet engines, its production was limited to 146 units. These formidable strategic bombers
were in service until May 1958.
Toward the end of their useful life, they were used for atomic experiments.
The B-36 folder includes the 40" span downloadable model (print it on plain cardstock or ink jet silver paper), it includes the MK-17 Atomic Bomb in the
same scale, a page of B-36 Prop Discs, Plus a folder of markings, should you want to build a little bevy of Peacemakers.
What people say...
: I have dug into the subject and it had indeed been necessary to extend the F-84F plane in order to raise or lower the gear of the B-36. The wings of the
fighter would otherwise have gotten in the way of the Big B-36 wheels. Herbert
18 pages! Whoa... at least there isn't much ink ... Jimmy Stewart - Strategic Air Command- Nostalgia Week ,,Cam
The B-36 made it to the competition but suffered some damage in stop and go freeway traffic 39 miles and rushing from the parking lot to the Northrop
building in the rain storm..Size and silver paper impressive. "That's Paper!" heard several times. Lots of B-36 comments from the old timers attending the
meeting. Bob Penikas (beta builder)
..Another future "big seller" was brought in by Bob -- a "beta test" of the soon-to-be-released B-36 Peacekeeper, with a truly massive wingspan boasting 6
propeller-driven engines and four jets. Bob printed it on metallic paper and it truly deserved it's nickname of "Aluminum Overcast". I'd like to see someone try
to motorize this monster! Bob mentioned that there's been at least three design changes since he began this build, but his finished work was awesome. The
final released version will be fantastic.
Go Chip - !!!!! The B-36!!!!! Wow!!!!!
Incidentally, one of the Polish paper model companies has produced a1/33rd scale model B-52 - with a wingspan just over 6 feet! I have that model - but
haven't assembled it yet. But the 40" wingspan B-36 must certainly rank in the top 3 biggest paper models of all time.. Mark B (May 8)
I took one look at this latest and created a separate file for it. Does the word Godzilla mean
anything here?? Truly amazing. I'm phoning my stockbroker tomorrow and telling him to buy
Elmer's stock...Well done Derek (May 8)
Chip, You and your little team of aviation elves have once again worked your magic! The B36 one huge beauty! I got my Silver Paper, I got my tools!! Boohoo!!! Marc!
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models/Aircraft/Convair-B36.html[08/05/2012 14:55:47]
....Well, the B-36 model just pushed me over the edge. Got to have it, got to have it, got to
have it ... I have just ordered the new update CD (all aircraft up to this very minute, I hope
this includes the B-36! ) Then I decided I was through trying to remember when my magic key was up, so I included $100 for lifetime membership. In my
case that probably won't amount to too many more years. But, that's ok, I figure you have more than given me enough entertainment and excitement over
the years with your wonderful models. As always, Bruce (roorat)
On the B-36, finally finally a method that is working superbly...By using the 3M super multipurpose adhesive in the spray can, I laminated the silver sheets
to the card stock. Then by using my fingers to curve the fuselage sections rather than a broom handle, I did not put creases in the silver. They are joining
together beautifully. Also at work I picked up some C1s(Coated one side) print board and cut them down to 8 1/2 by 11 and now I am getting a slight shine
to the printed models is Curtiss Robin. That seems to be working much better than the Wall Mart card stock which works well but you get no sheen. Jim
Duckworth
...I downloaded the files, thanks. It's still pretty cool to get this stuff on the same day.
On another note, I started paper models because of your models.
Specifically the Colditz glider and the private planes. It seems no one else
offers these planes, especially the plastic manufacturers. Just wanted to let
you know how much I appreciate the more esoteric planes, and the histories
behind them. Thanks! Tom
Got the plans, GREAT! You people are fantastic. However, I have over the
last lifetime I spent in this world, have tried 48 million, kazillion different kinds of glue to laminate sheets of anything to anything. Spray glue ain' t worth a
poop, leaves globs. Brush glue looks like a brush paint job on your car! Glue stick, lets not go there.
O. K. lets get to the punch line. I'm older than J. C. him self, go to your wife's fabric store and get "Stitch Wichery" (HTC, Inc.). This is a spider webby
looking thing that is a heat activated thing, about 1.50 per yard, about 18" wide.
Cut printed item to be reinforced a little over sized, lay this on a cut piece "Stitch Wichery" even a little bit bigger. Lay this on the sheet of reinforcement card
stock, on top of this lay a thin sheet of "sacrifice" paper. Set your wife's iron to about half way between "wool" and "cotton". Press, (do not scorch). Use a
FIRM surface to work on. My experience has shown this to be FANTASTIC!!!
PLEASE keep up the GOOD work....Tony
For doubling, I've found that spray adhesive works very
well if you're careful about fumes and over spray (the
stuff is VERY sticky). I've also had very good luck with
Elmer's glue sticks -- the wide ones, about 2cm diameter.
Unless you use a spray, I've found that a good rubber
roller is almost essential for large areas of doubled
material. I use a cheap 6" (15cm) block print roller that I
picked up at my local art supply store. It gets a lot of use.
Just downloaded the B-36. Looks great and has an
impossible size for people, who live in a smaller than the
average American house. Even larger is FMP (FLY) 's model of the B-52 - D in 1 : 33, which has a
length of 1,30 meter (51") and a wingspan of 1,70 meter (67") (sic!). Yours is the first B-36 in paper,
that I have come across, though and it surely fills a gap in my collection. Congratulations on this one,
keep up the good work! Maurice van Wagtendonk Netherlands..
You are right Chip. They were all in the bone yard at Davis-Monthan, by Vietnam. I had a good friend who started his AF career as a crew chief on a B-36,
and of course, they flew on the aircraft since they could go in the wings and work on the engines if necessary. I remember once reading that a B-36 from
Waco, TX had made an emergency landing, during a routine training mission, at RAF Fairford!
One other funny: A SAC General taking a familiarization flight on a B-36, was impressed that a very young, second Lieutenant was in the co-pilots position
(of course, they always had at least two full crews) The General said, "Do you get to fly much Lt.?" And the Lt. replied, yessir, I get to fly east in the
mornings and west in the afternoons!" That was quite an airplane. They built 2, C-99 cargo versions, and it was a very good airplane. They were at Kelly
AFB, in San Antonio, and I use to see them take off all the time when I was in pre-flight at Lackland, in 1954. I guess they really earned their keep in those
days. BoB
I am having super success with the B-36, only thing now is to locate some wheels of the right size..I can't find O rings of the right thickness so I may have to
rob a toy car or something....JD
i have completed the b-36 .i stayed up till one last night finishing the engines i took it to school to show it off and got many complements and of course the
idiots who say stupid stuff about how waste my time on stupid airplanes well all i have to say is id rather be doing this than drugs....my principle asked if he
could put it in the trophy case and i told him yes my 8th grade graduation is coming up on the 19th so everyone will see it... sincerely,,,ethan mcmillin
... all I can say is WOW and so did my wife when I printed it out and saw how big it is going to be when done. I even played around and colored some of
the parts to make the red wing and tailed version. Best Regards, Jeff
....the Thunderflash's horizontal stabilizers tilted down at an angle to fit inside
the B-36's bomb bay. Even the Thunderstreak when used as a FICON had
down-tilted stabilizers. Therefore Chip's F-84 would need to be altered to be
used with the B-36. I find it hard to believe he missed this on the model.
Personally, I won't be building an F-84 to accompany my B-36 Peacemaker
until Fiddler's Green makes an RF-84K Thunderflash ..." roorat
The B-36 is really great! It has always been my favorite military aircraft. I
actually saw one of those flying behemoths way back in the mid-fifties
when there was considerably more military air traffic in this neck of the woods, as this part of New England played host to several Navy and Air
Force installations.It was a sight I never forgot! At any rate I am a VERY SATISFIED customer!!!
Thank you again for your patience! Appreciatively, Charles E York
Annie is pretty much overwhelmed by the model's awesomeness. We had to build this three times to figure out the best possible design and Annie actually had a 1/2" blister on her thumb
from all the cutting out.. Many thanks to Bob Penikas, Jim Duckworth, and Anthony Schanchez for building the BETA versions.
The XB-35/YB-49 had some stability problems however, and were quite a radical design for the time. With no long tail to stabilize and help turn, the flying
wing looked more like a boomerang than an aircraft. So, because of this and the usual dose of "politics," the powers that be went with the XB-36. The first
flight was on August 8, 1946.
The XB was developed with a nine-foot, two-inch single tire on each main gear, the largest aircraft tire ever produced. With this very heavy footprint, there
were only three U.S. airfields with the 22 1/2 inch thick runways that were needed to support this heavy bomber. They were located at Carswell AFB, Texas;
Eglin AFB, Florida; and Fairfield-Suisun (renamed Travis AFB), California. This single tire setup was soon discarded, and the twin-doubles developed. These
proved much more effective. With more rubber on the pavement, a runway only 13 1/2 inches thick was required. This made 22 primary and 22 alternate
fields available.
Modifications were made to the 22 "A" models, changing them into "B" models.
Seventy-two more "B"s were produced, following its first flight on July 8, 1948.
Changes were made in the R-4360 engines, upping the horsepower to 3,500 each.
This gave a service ceiling of 42,000 feet and a top speed of 381 mph. Performance
data now used was based on "combat weight"(expected weight over the target, not
take-off weight). This computing method raised the "A"model to a speed of 345 mph
and gave a service ceiling increase from 31,600 to 39,100 feet. "Honey, I shrunk Daniel!" Daniel Sanchez
(6/03)
Then, more changes were made, and soon the "D"- model followed. It had more engine improvements and the addition of a single pod containing two
General Electric J-47-GE-l9 engines under each wing. This gave a top speed of 439 mph with a service ceiling of 45,200 feet. Gross weight went to 357,500
lbs, cruising speed to 225, and it could carry a 10,000 lb load for 7,500 miles. Seventy one of the "B"s were modified to the "D" configuration. Landing speed
remained a respectful 121 mph. The first operational B-36 aircraft was delivered to the 7th Bomb Wing 1BW) at Carswell AFB, Ft Worth, Texas, on June 26,
1948. When production ended in August, 1954, 385 of these powerful aircraft had been produced at a cost of $3.6 million each.
The statistics on this plane are still very impressive. Wing span was 230 feet. It was 162 feet long, had a tail that towered to 46 ft 10 in, the wing area was
4,772 sq ft. The bomber had a fuel capacity of 32,910 gallons and engine oil capacity of 1,200 gallons. A crew of from 12 to 15 was needed to man all
positions. Armament was eight remotely operated turrets with dual 20mm cannons in each. Each cannon had 600 rounds of ammunition available except for
the nose position which had 400 rounds. All turrets, except the nose and tail turrets, retracted into the aircraft.
Later, the "J" model came into being. All non-essential and crew comfort items were removed along with other weight
reducing measures. This decreased the basic weight, making the performance of the "J" model even more impressive. It
had a gross weight of 410,000 lbs, cruise speed of 230 mph, and a max speed of 430 mph. Range was 8,300 statute
miles with a service ceiling of 46,800 feet. On this model, all guns were removed except for two M-24, 20mm cannons in
the tail.
Although the new bomber was interesting and fun to fly, it had one rather naughty problem that gave the maintenance
men a real fit. It wouldn't hold its gas. That's right...it was plagued with gas leaks. It didn't take long to become evident that
this was a problem that could not be fixed by on-base band-aids. It would require something more drastic. So, after
having them for less than a year, B-36s were returned to the company to fix their leak problems.
Here is other trivia data that really impressed all who qualified to fly this
bird. The wing was more than seven feet thick at the root. A person could
climb into the wing and work his way outboard of the center engine. The 19
ft square tipped props were geared to turn approximately one half engine
speed to keep them sub-sonic, which gave that unforgettable throbbing.
Each aircraft used 336 sparkplug's, a big portion of which required replacing after each mission. The engineer's
station had an engine "analyzer" which was used periodically in flight to determine engine condition. Each
engine carried its own oil supply of 150 gallons which was not enough in some cases. The aircraft had four
bomb bays, which could be configured to carry up to 72,000 lbs of bombs.
The NB-36H was modified and used as an atomic reactor test bed. This aircraft was operated by normal
means, however, while testing was going on. This propulsion idea did not prove out and was discarded, but it
was the only plane to have so served. Other aircraft were configured to carry fighter planes. The McDonnell
XF-85 "Goblin," a fighter with folding wings, was developed to be carried in the rear bomb bay but was never
actually tested with the B-36. Tests were also made with the RF-84F, carrying, deploying and recovering it using a trapeze hook-up under the aircraft. They
also tested the "TomTom" wing-tip setup which was to carry an RF-84F on each wing tip. This was discarded
when it was found that the intense wing tip vortices made hook-up nearly impossible. Plus, the fighter pilot was
trapped in his aircraft for the entire flight. None of these projects proved feasible, and all were abandoned.
There are four B-36s still intact and on display. The last one to fly is located at the Air Force Museum at Wright
Patterson AFB, Ohio. The last one built, which is also the last to carry the SAC (Strategic Air Command)
emblem is located at the General Dynamics plant in Ft Worth, Texas. A "J" model is on display at Moffett AFB,
Nebraska, and a B-36H is on display at Castle AFB, California.
From article by Col (Ret) Francis H Potter
Development of America's present-day jet-bomber force began as far back as 1941 when it appeared that Hitler
was about to take over the whole of Western Europe, and it seemed possible that the United States might have to make a stand from its own bases if she
hoped to strike enemy targets in Europe. For this task a strategic bomber that could carry a 10,000-pound load over a distance of 5000 miles to its objective
and return to its North American base without refueling, would be necessary. Furthermore, it would have to fly at 35,000 feet at a speed somewhere between
240-300 miles per hour.
We couldn't have easily made this model any larger Red River Paper silver cardstock appears to be working
nicely. I've been backing it with 67 lb and 110 lb
because the upper wing takes an entire letter sized
cardstock using 3M spray adhesive to both surfaces.
sheet. This is the same situation with the fuselage
sections.
The entire model was designed to match the grain
of the paper which, in most cases we've just found,
is vertical . Designing the model along the grain of
the paper provides a much better, less bumpy,
roundness.
We've really tried hard to keep these engines
authentic while being easy to build,, Please read the
instructions and notes on the sheets to become
familiar with the model. Remember, you can always
print another copy when you mess up the first.. are Be sure to carefully PRE-bend the engines before gluing
digital models great or what?!
them to the wings
I just thought you'd like to see that I do more than just look at your beautiful PDF's. I did this in single sheet
110 as a practice piece and used formers in the fuselage as well as strip connection for the tubes. I was
having difficulty getting the engine nacelles attached so I decided to construct modules and attach. Still in the
practice stage. Having great fun with this mammoth. Knobby
These specifications were distributed quietly, and from four designs submitted the
one offered by the Consolidated Aircraft Company was selected. This giant
machine, the biggest that would go into service with the Army Air Force, was to
have a wing span of 230 feet, a pressurized fuselage, six piston engines with
pusher propellers behind the trailing edge, and a gross weight of 278,000 pounds.
(The Flying Fortress of that period tipped the scales at 32,700 pounds. )
Two prototypes from the original blueprints were ordered, but the building of them
was assigned to the Convair factory at Forth Worth, which at the time was turning
out B-32 Dominators and B-24s. By 1943 it was apparent that a strategic bomber
of high performance would be necessary if Japan was to be attacked from
American bases-for the concept of island-hopping had not come up---and
production on the B-36 went into high gear.
The first basic model, the XV-36, came out of the shed on September 8, 1945, but
did not actually fly until August 8, 1946, and by then the tail assembly had been
changed from twin fins and rudders to a single fin and rudder, and a temporary
armament system had been built in. The wings at their roots were six feet thick
which allowed access to the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines during flight.
The forward and rear compartments of the fuselage were connected by an eightyfoot tunnel along which a wheeled flatcar ran back and forth for the convenience of
the crew.
Then began a long, bitter period of inter service rivalry in which the B-36 became
the chief pawn. The first production aircraft was flown on August 28, 1947, and
with that twenty-two B-36A machines were delivered to the Strategic Air Command. They carried no armament, but were used
mainly for pilot and crew training. Not until July 8, 1948, was a B-36B, complete with six retractable and remotely controlled turrets
each mounting two 20-millimeter cannon in the fuselage with two more like weapons each in the nose and tail turrets, available.
The engines were still Pratt & Whitney radials, and by now the weight had gone up to 328,000 pounds.
Later models offered a much improved armament system, and the bays were modified to take two 42,000-pound bombs, and the
new K-3A bombing-navigation system was installed as well as gun-laying radar. In some models the radials were replaced by four
Allison J35 jets, and these were in turn replaced by General Electric J47 turbojets. With the new B-36 SAC had entered the giant,
jet-propelled bomber sweepstakes.
Week after week saw broad modifications in the monster. Some were produced as strategic reconnaissance planes in which two
of the bomb bays were turned into photo areas that mounted fourteen cameras. It was obvious no one knew what classification to
aim for next.
The RB-36D was revised to develop the parasite-fighter theory, then known as FICON (Fighter-Conveyor). In this a McDonnell
XF-85 was slung under the fuselage, taken into the air and released at a specified time, or over a specified area, but this first
experiment was soon abandoned, and the Republic GRF-84, an F-84 modified for release from a trapeze gear, was substituted. It
seems that in this there was some hope of stretching the range of any contemporary fighter-an aircraft carrier of the air, so to
speak.
Final production versions of the B-36J, now weighing 410,000 pounds, were built in the spring of 1952, and by that time all pistonengine B-36s were retired. About eighty of the final model were assembled and shipped out to various squadrons. The 92nd Bomb
Wing took them out to Guam. The 11th Bomb Wing had them in North Africa, and a few saw temporary service in Great Britain on
training missions.
By this time the B-36 had proved itself in many waysthat is as a peacetime bomber-and it had eluded United
States interceptors in defense exercises since it could
hide at extreme altitude, up to 45,000 feet, a ceiling
made possible by its moderate wing-loading and high
aspect ratio. There, of course, were questions whether
this immunity would have lasted very long against the
lightweight Russian MiG that first appeared in 1948, or
the eventual improvement in Russian radar interception.
In 1955 one B-36H was modified to become a test bed
for a nuclear reactor, but in its first flights the reactor did
not contribute to the propulsion. It was mounted to
check the effect of radiation upon instruments,
equipment, and airframe, and to develop certain
shielding methods. What resulted from this study has not been divulged, but a B-36 that was to use nuclear power for primary
propulsion was eventually abandoned.
The B-36 was a costly venture, but it must have contributed something to the deof the SAC strategic-bomber force. Except for the
ill-fated B-70 project, nothing of its size or program of development has been undertaken since, for, as will be seen, modern
strategic bombers are little more than fighter-bomber types with a wide capability.
To meet the possible need to continue World War II after the collapse of Britain the B-36 was planned to operate against Nazi-held Europe from bases in the
United States or Canada. The specification called for a bomb load of 10,000 and delivered to a target 5.000 miles from its 5,000 ft runway. This was
challenging enough, but the prototype program was crippled by shortages due to its low priority and need to devote all effort to wartime production. Only at
the end of World War II did the work gather momentum, and when the XB 36 flew it was the largest and most powerful air craft to take the air anywhere in
the world. The armed B-36A was used for training crews of the newly formed USAF Strategic Air Command (SAC), which enclosed The controversial
monster as its central team of equipment Production aircraft had boge main goars presumed front and rear crew compartments linked by an 80 ft trolley
tunnel, comprehensive radar bombing and navigation system and automatically controlled defensive guns with five sighting stations.
The RB-36 models had 14 cameras in place of two of the four weapon bays and a crew increased from 15 to 22.
Technical problems were severe and until 1951 reliability was poor.
In 1944-49 it was planned to carry the tiny egg shaped McDonnell F-85 Goblin jet (see FG Weird Aircraft Collection) fighter inside the forward bomb bay for
added defense.
In 1953 FICON trials were held to carry and launch F 84F manned reconnaissance fighters. Some of the final examples of the 385 B-36s built were stripped
of most armament and used for very long range high altitude, reconnaissance carrying large quantities of ECM and other special sensing systems.
The B-36's primary mission was
intercontinental nuclear strikes deep
within the Soviet Union for which it
carried the monster Mk 17 Hydrogen
thermonuclear bomb. The MK17 was 24
feet 8 inches long, 61.4 inches in
diameter, and weighed between 41,400
and 42,000 lbs.; much of this was
casing weight. The MK17 bomb was
only four feet shorter than a POLARIS
A-1 SLBM, but weighed half again as
much. Approx 200 were made.
In addition, the requirement for cumbersome, specialized, and expensive handling equipment doomed weapons such as the MK17 to short service lives. These bombs could only be moved with straddle loaders or large cranes, and were not compatible with more standardized Air Force weapons handling
equipment. They also could not be carried easily by the B-47 or B-52. The bomb casing was made of 3 1/2" thick aluminum with a lead and plastic liner to
withstand internal explosive forces for as long as possible and to generate compressive plasma for the secondary. MK17 yield was on the order of 15 to 20
megatons, one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever built by the U.S. The bomb could be carried effectively only by the B-36 aircraft; when the
weapon was dropped, the delivery airplane usually leaped upwards several hundred feet due to the enormous weight loss. As an example of the handling
difficulties associated with the MK17, in early 1955 a MK17 Mod1 training weapon was assembled at Manzano for carriage by a B-36 to Bossier Base,
Louisiana because the latter site had no railhead capable of unloading the MK17 weapon case.
A "Broken Arrow" nuclear weapons accident involving a MK17 occurred on May 22, 1957 when a B-36 crewman inadvertently leaned against a release
mechanism that dropped an unarmed MK17 (the "nuclear capsule" for the primary was not installed) through closed bomb bay doors and on to the desert in
New Mexico near Kirtland Air Force Base. The heavy explosive in the bomb exploded on impact, killing an unfortunate cow and digging a crater 12 feet deep
and 25 feet in diameter. Everyone on the plane knew when the bomb fell: the B-36 jumped up a thousand feet.
The MK17s were retired from the stockpile between November 1956 and August 1957. It was withdrawn in favor of the MK 36 bomb, which was significantly
smaller and lighter and featured a lower yield. A shift in U.S. targeting strategy from cities to military targets, along with a significant increase in the number
of nuclear-capable SAC bombers, allowed the production and stockpiling of large numbers of relatively-low yield bombs in the place of a small number of
high-yield bombs." *
Specifications for the Convair B-36 Peacekeeper
Crew: 9
Length: 162 ft 1 in
Wingspan: 230 ft
Height: 46 ft 9 in
Wing area: 4,772 ft²
Airfoil: NACA 63(420)-422 root,
NACA 63(420)-517 tip
Empty weight: 171,035 lb
Loaded weight: 266,100 lb
Max takeoff weight: 410,000 lb
Powerplant: 4× General Electric J47
turbojets, 5,200 lbf each
6× Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53
"Wasp Major" radials,
3,800 hp each
Performance
Maximum speed: 420 mph with jets on
Cruise speed: 230 mph with jets off
Range: 6,795 mi with
10,000 lb payload
Ferry range: 10,000 mi
Service ceiling: 48,000 ft
Rate of climb: 1,920 ft/min
Wing loading: 55.76 lb/ft²
Power/mass (prop): 0.086 hp/lb
Thrust/weight (jet): 0.078
Armament
Guns:
2× 20 mm (0.787 in)
M24A1 autocannons
Bombs:
86,000 lb with weight restrictions,
72,000 lb normal
A: To give the huge bomber an extra burst of speed over the
target area, the B-36 was fitted with four J47 turbojets to
augment the six huge piston engines driving the propellers.
B: The aircraft carried by the GRB-36 was the Republic GRF84F, a special version of the U.S. Air Force's main tactical
camera ship.
A: Operational bombers had
two pairs of gun turrets in the
rear fuselage, operated
remotely from observation
posts by dedicated gunners.
When not threatened by the
enemy, the guns were
retracted and covered by
sliding panels.
C: The B-36 was covered with
D: B-36s were normally
B: The FICON combination
went operational in 1955, but
antennas and radomes for
festooned with defensive guns.
only a handful of missions
electronic equipment and
The standard bomber featured
were flown. The operating unit bombing radars. Many variants
no less than 16 20-mm
was the 91st Strategic
had huge reconnaissance
cannon, including two in the
Reconnaissance Squadron. cameras wedged into the bomb tail. The FICON aircraft had
bays.
them all removed to save
precious weight

B-36 Peacekeeper | Aircraft

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