Convair NB-36H
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The Convair NB-36H was an experimental aircraft that carried a nuclear reactor to test its protective radiation shielding for the crew, but did not use it to power the aircraft. Nicknamed "The Crusade
The Convair NB-36 in flight, with a B-50 Superfortress
An underside view of the aircraft
The NB-36H in flight. Note the 2 pods; each was mounted near the wingtips of the aircraft and carried two GE J47 jet engines each.
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
Convair NB-36H
…airplane. In 1952, Carswell Air Force Base in Texas was hit by a tornado, severely damaging a number of aircraft. One of the damaged airplanes was a B-36 bomber, and Convair suggested to the Air Force that it should be converted into an early prototype for the X-6, instead of being repaired. The Air Force…
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.