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	<b>Convairb> B-36 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The B-36 was the basis for the <b>Convairb> XC-99, a double-decked military cargo aircraft, the longest practical aircraft (185 ft, 56 m) of its era.
		<b>Convairb> touted the B-36 as a "aluminum overcast," a "long rifle" giving SAC a global reach, thanks to a combat range of at least 3,400 miles (5,500 km).
		The <b>Convairb> (Consolidated Vultee) B-36 was a strategic bomber operated solely by the United States Air Force.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Convair_B-36 (4428 words)

	<b>Convairb> YB-60 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The <b>Convairb> YB-60 was an American experimental bomber prototype built by <b>Convairb> and first flown on April 18, 1952.
		The aircraft were formally accepted by the Air Force in 1954, since <b>Convairb> had completed its prototype contract satisfactorily, but the aircraft never flew again and both were scrapped by July of that year.
		<b>Convairb>'s proposal was substantially cheaper than Boeing's since it involved modifying an existing design rather than starting from scratch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Convair_YB-60 (448 words)

	The General Dynamics B-58 Hustler
		<b>Convairb> engineers initially focused on "parasite bomber" schemes, involving a relatively small supersonic bomber that would be carried by a B-36 to the target area.
		At the time, there were no supersonic combat aircraft in operational service, and first-line bombers of the US Air Force (USAF), such as the <b>Convairb> B-36, were primarily piston powered.
		<b>Convairb> researchers had been working on the same idea late in the war, and in 1948 <b>Convairb> tested the delta wing on the XF-92 experimental interceptor.
	www.vectorsite.net /avb58.html (4734 words)

	<b>Convairb> XB-36 Peacemaker
		<b>Convairb> B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick", Meyers K. Jacobsen, Schiffer Military History, 1997.
		The <b>Convairb> B-36 was the largest bomber, in sheer physical size, that has ever gone into service with the USAF.
		Key members of the Model 36 team were Harry A. Sutton, head of the Engineering Department, Ted P. Hall, head of the preliminary design group, Ralph L. Bayless, head of the Aerodynamics Group, Ken Ward, in charge of finalizing the external shape, and Robert H. Widmer, in charge of wind tunnel testing.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher2/b36_1.html (3210 words)

	news
		<b>Convairb>'s Fort Worth payroll during the B-36 program averaged nearly $60 million annually, and at the peak in 1951 it was $11 million for the year.
		In 1940, before the <b>Convairb> plant existed and before the B-36 existed, Fort Worth was a city of 177,622 people whose banks reported clearings of $355,864,409.
		Headlines were again captured in 1948 when <b>Convairb> delivered the first B-36 bomber to Strategic Air Command.
	www.7bwb-36assn.org /news.html (1055 words)

	B-36 Peacemaker
		The first modified B-36D, flown in June by <b>Convairb>, was returned to the Air Force the same month.
		<b>Convairb> had also removed all non essential flying and crew comfort equipment from the modified planes.
		The fine line between <b>Convairb> and USAF ledgers was of no consequence-it did not affect costs nor the aircraft's operational capability.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/systems/b-36d.htm (2311 words)

	B-36: Bomber at the Crossroads
		<b>Convairb> attempted to stave off Boeing's intercontinental jet bomber with the YB-60, which premiered as the YB-36G, with eight jets, a five-man crew, completely redesigned swept wings, a speed of 508 mph, and a 2,920-mile combat radius--in short, a knock-off that was inferior in every respect to its competitor.
		The spat that followed cancellation of the United States became known as "the revolt of the admirals," and it pitted the Navy's aircraft carrier against the Air Force's strategic bombing force--more specifically, <b>Convairb>'s monster six-engine bomber, the B-36, which had entered service in the summer of 1948.
		The B model also had the "Grand Slam" modifications needed for carrying a hydrogen bomb, which was 30 feet long and weighed 43,000 pounds and had been created in such secrecy that <b>Convairb> didn't have the dimensions in time for the A models.
	www.airspacemag.com /ASM/Mag/Index/1996/AM/bacr.html (5187 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - B36 Peacemaker - Big, Bad and Beautiful
		<b>Convairb>, out of desperation, even tried to get the military to let them build their remaining allocation of B-36s as B-60s free of additional charge, but the Air Force rejected the idea.
		The biggest bomber ever flown by the US Air Force, the <b>Convairb> B-36 can either be considered to have been a huge waste of money or the most effective deterrent in modern warfare.
		<b>Convairb> responded with the B-36G, soon renamed YB-60, all-jet bomber.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A4175219 (2874 words)

	<b>Convairb> B-36 Peacemaker -- Chapter 3
		The cancellation of the prototype did not stop <b>Convairb> from proposing on September 4, 1947 that the last 34 B-36s in the hundred-plane contract be completed as B-36Cs.
		<b>Convairb> claimed that the VDT engine would give the B-36 a top speed of 410 mph, a 45,000 foot service ceiling, and a 10,000-mile range with a 10,100-pound bombload.
		<b>Convairb> proposed that the extra cost of the production of the 34 B-36Cs could be met by reducing the overall order to only 95 B-36s.
	www.csd.uwo.ca /~pettypi/elevon/baugher_us/b036-03.html (2198 words)

	<b>Convairb> GAM-71 Buck Duck
		In the early 1950s, <b>Convairb> studied the concept of a small decoy missile to be carried inside the bomb bay of a B-36 Peacemaker bomber.
		The program had proceeded with low priority at <b>Convairb>, and it was probably terminated because at that time the B-36 would not be in service for much longer anyway.
		<b>Convairb> actually built a prototype using company funds, and in August 1954 the USAF awarded an official development contract for the Buck Duck decoy under project MX-2224.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/app1/gam-71.html (368 words)

	<b>Convairb> B-36 - bomber
		Still, <b>Convairb>'s request for consideration of another engine was ignored because of the cost, time involved, and technical unknowns.
		The experimental flight of August 1946, nearly 6 years after signature of the development contract, confirmed that the new bomber was underpowered.
		In any case, the military position was no longer critical after the capture of Pacific bases and the deployment of the B-29, which would ultimately devastate Japan's home islands.
	avia.russian.ee /air/usa/convair_b-36.html (553 words)

	XC-99
		Early on, <b>Convairb> had modified a B-36 with a gigantic two-level fuselage to create the world's largest cargo plane, and the resulting XC-99 had been tested at Muroc in 1949.
		A transport version of the <b>Convairb>'s B-36 bomber, the double-decked XC-99 could carry 400 troops, or 335 litter patients, or 100,000 pounds of cargo.
		About 30 feet of the aft fuselage protruded from <b>Convairb>'s experimental building because the tail surfaces stick into the sky 57.5 feet, several feet higher than the experimental building.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/c-99.htm (336 words)

	<b>Convairb> XB-36 - US Air Force Museum Bomber Virtual Aircraft Gallery
		The USAF Museum has an original XB-36 main landing gear on display in the Korean Conflict section of the Air Power Gallery near the <b>Convairb> B-36J.
		<b>Convairb> XB-36 - US Air Force Museum Bomber Virtual Aircraft Gallery
		Manufactured by Goodyear, the tires were 110" in diameter and 36" in width.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/research/bombers/b3-68.htm (467 words)

	7th WING OPERATIONS HISTORY, 1949-1951
		Arrangements were made with <b>Convairb> to have the flight section of the Fort Worth plant provide familiarization flights for pilots and flight engineers of the Wing Standardization Board in July.
		The purpose of these flights was to improve the effectiveness of the people assigned to stand aboard in the operation of the new B-36D model aircraft, scheduled to arrive from the plant in August.
		Prior to the close of March, Colonel Geraldine May, Director of Women in the Air Force, toured Carswell on 22 March and viewed a B-36.
	www.7bwb-36assn.org /b36genhistpg2.html (10284 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Survivor recalls crash of B-36 bomber
		It was such a flight that Don Maxion and his seven buddies from <b>Convairb> were completing on Aug. 5, 1952, when the engines of their B-36 inexplicably caught fire and fell off.
		Consolidated Vultee, forerunner of <b>Convairb> with plants in Fort Worth, Texas, and San Diego, won the contract with its design for a bomber with a 230-foot wingspan, length of 162 feet and height of 47 feet.
		Originally a B model, it had been sent to San Diego for conversion to a D. Essentially, four jet engines were added (two on each wing) to the six existing 3,500-h.p.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20020826-9999_1c25crash.html (2000 words)

	<b>Convairb> B-36 Landing Gear
		The <b>Convairb> Model 37, a six-engined, 278,000 pound behemoth with a wingspan of 230 feet, won the design competition for this "super-bomber" and was ordered into production, designated the B-36 Peacemaker.
		However, the war was long over before the first example took to the air on 8 August 1946.
		A maximum bombload of 72,000 pounds was to be carried over shorter ranges.
	www.hill.af.mil /museum/photos/dawnjet/b-36.htm (300 words)

	Sport Aviator
		The <b>Convairb> B-36 had six engines plus, eventually, four jet engines and could fly nearly 8,000 miles – None of the other named aircraft had six engines and four jets.
		But the US military faced this nearly hopeless scenario, not by conceding defeat, but by calling for the design and construction of a 10,000 mile range Global Bomber with which to attack Germany from the air instead.
		Just as the “B” model was starting production, the Air Force was becoming a separate entity apart from the U.S. Army.
	www.masportaviator.com /ntp_answer_dec05.asp (1287 words)

	Display Model Annex
		I have talked with <b>Convairb> engineers who had several of these models on their desk during their careers.
		These ashtray models with a military designation of R4Y would not have been actively sold to the public but were promotional items for <b>Convairb> and their employees.
		Very little distinguishes the "B" model from the "D" externally; the later was one foot three inches longer.
	www.commercemarketplace.com /home/CollectAir/modelannex.html (4952 words)

	<b>Convairb> B-36 Peacemaker by Meyers K. Jacobsen - Schifferbooks.com
		<b>Convairb> B-36 Peacemaker, A Photo Chronicle explores the history of the Strategic Air Command's biggest bomber that helped keep the peace during the early years of the Cold War.
		<b>Convairb> B-36 Peacemaker by Meyers K. Jacobsen - Schifferbooks.com
		The six-engined B-36 - later ten engine - was the first intercontinental bomber that could fly across continents, hit its target, and return to base unrefueled - long a dream of air planners.
	www.schifferbooks.com /newschiffer/book_template.php?isbn=0764309749 (173 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/B-52 Stratofortress
		The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force since 1955, replacing the <b>Convairb> B-36.
		Although built for the role of Cold War-era nuclear deterrent, its conventional capabilities are these days the more important role in USAF operations, where its long range, heavy weapons load and fearsome reputation have proven valuable.
		The B-52A first flew in August, 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/B-52_Stratofortress (1312 words)

	<b>Convairb>
		The first aircraft, [NX30039] c/n 1 City of Salinas, was operated jointly by <b>Convairb> and American Airlines as a cargo carrier for three months, ending up as a aerial produce wagon hauling fresh fruit from Salinas and El Centro CA to the east coast.
		<b>Convairb> 340 [N73134] (<b>Convairb> via E J Young coll)
		Although never officially a Navy plane, a designation of XR2Y-1 was assigned with a USN letter of intent for 253 planes (then cancelled in July 1944) and <b>Convairb> received permission to fly the prototype with Navy markings pending civil certification, which came as [NX3939] c/n 2 (ff: 9/29/44), then to USN [09803].
	www.aerofiles.com /_convair.html (2797 words)

	DISPLAY THE LAST B-36 AT NAS FORT WORTH JRB Petition
		Fort Worth's Mayor, the City Council, FWAHA and <b>Convairb> (then a division of General Dynamics Corp.) reached an agreement with the Air Force Museum whereby the B-36 would remain in Fort Worth to be restored for display at Fort Worth's Alliance Airport.
		The B-36 Restoration Group, made up of former SAM personnel and volunteers from <b>Convairb>, the 7th Bomb Wing B-36 Association, Lockheed Martin, retired military personnel and civilian aviation enthusiasts, invested over 40,000 man-hours in the effort and completely restored the B-36 over a 4-year period.
		The last B-36 built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation (AKA: <b>CONVAIRb>) in Fort Worth is an important artifact of the history of Fort Worth, Texas.
	www.petitiononline.com /B36/petition.html (956 words)

	Westin's Consolidated/<b>Convairb>/General Dynamics Photo Page
		<b>Convairb> RB-36E this airplane, serial number 44-92020, was built as a B-36A and later modified to the RB-36E configuration shown here.
		<b>Convairb> RB-36D this is the same airplane, 49-2688, but from slightly below.
		<b>Convairb> RB-36D In-flight view of <b>Convairb> a RB-36D Peacemaker.
	www.stinsonflyer.com /sf-99.htm (1212 words)

	The Boeing B
		Both Convairs, the B-58 has a 55 foot wingspan, the B-36, 230 feet.
		<b>Convairb> B-36 Peacemaker - Gallery / Ads and Articles
		To make room for the load, inboard propellers were removed and it flew unable to retract landing gear on four piston and four jet engines.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /aircraft/b-36/b36-gallery-ads.htm (129 words)

	B-36 Bomber Crash
		Sometimes a <b>Convairb> maintenance supervisor would be included in a test flight to observe circumstances encountered in previous flights that could not be duplicated on the ground.
		He was only 36 years old when the crash occurred but he had crowded a lifetime of aviation adventure into those years.
		Willie was the <b>Convairb> radar technician on the flight.
	users.sdccu.net /dmaxion/B-36crash.html (4241 words)

	Aerospaceweb.org Aircraft Museum - B-36 Peacemaker
		Developed during the FICON (Fighter in <b>Convairb>) program and featured an RB-36 with a parasite fighter carried on a trapeze under the fuselage, fighters carried included the XF-85 Goblin and GRF-84F Thuderflash, the GRB-36 aircraft were later used as control planes during guided missile tests; 12 converted
		Consolidated won the contract to build the large new aircraft when the company's Model 36 was selected over three competing concepts.
		The resulting B-36 Peacemaker, though too late to see action in World War II, was the largest production bomber ever built.
	www.aerospaceweb.org /aircraft/bomber/b36 (650 words)

	Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Nothern Idaho
		A concept for a nuclear-powered X-6, derived from the <b>Convairb> YB-60 (the swept-wing development of the B-36).
		A concept for a nuclear-powered X-6, derived from the <b>Convairb> B-36.
		The X-6 was originally intended to be based on <b>Convairb>'s B-36 bomber,
	www.airfields-freeman.com /ID/Airfields_ID_N.htm (1250 words)

	DONALD R. MAXION, B-36 FLIGHT ENGINEER
		When l was in my 20s, l was a Flight Engineer for <b>Convairb> as part of a crew of eight that was involved with ground and flight testing the B-36 as well as a number of other <b>Convairb> aircraft.
		DONALD R. A <b>Convairb> B-36 Civilian Flight Test Crew's Experience
		While most of my career was working for General Dynamics <b>Convairb> on contract to the Air Force, I was on the USS Adirondack during W.W.II.
	users.sdccu.net /dmaxion (224 words)

	<b>Convairb> B-36J Peacemaker SAC bomber model airplane
		The first intercontinental bomber, the <b>Convairb> B-36 originated from a specification issued on April 11, 1941, which called for an aircraft with the ability to deliver 10,000 pounds of bombs on European targets from bases in the United States.
		The first prototype flew on August 8, 1946, and the first production airplane flew on August 28, 1947.
	www.wondersnevercease.com /wac/airplanes/am214.htm (385 words)

	Specialty Press: Browsing B-36 PHOTO SCRAPBOOK
		The <b>Convairb> B-36 “Peacemaker” was the last of the classic heavy bombers, bristling with gun turrets and piston engines driving huge propellers.
		An in-depth history of the B-36 may be found in Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the <b>Convairb> B-36, by Dennis R. Jenkins.
		MAGNESIUM OVERCAST: The Story of The <b>Convairb> B-36
	www.cartechbooks.com /vstore/showdetl.cfm?st=0&st2=0&st3=0&DID=8&Product_ID=850&DS_ID=4 (658 words)

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