Convair B-36 Peacemaker
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The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a piston-engined, strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1959. With 384 units built, the B
Beginning with the B-36D (B-36J shown), the Peacemaker used six radial piston engines and four jet engines
The prototype XB-36
The XB-36 (right) alongside a Boeing B-29 Superfortress
A B-36 airframe undergoing structural stability tests: The three men in the balcony at the right of the photograph provide scale.
The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major is an American 28-cylinder four-row radial piston aircraft engine designed and built during World War II. At 4,362.5 cu in, it is the largest-displacement aviatio
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
…and has the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft. The B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refueling. The B-36 was powered by six Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial piston engines. The B-36D through J variants were further fitted with four General Electric J47 turbojet engines, totaling 10, the most engines…
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major on display at Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum
Sectioned R-4360 Wasp Major
R-4360 cutaway
R-4360-4 on display at the Air Zoo