The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" [N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in …

DAYTON, Ohio -- Museum visitors await their turn to view inside the Convair B-36J Peacemaker during the open aircraft day on Aug. 20, 2021 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Although never used in combat, the B-36 was a major deterrent to enemy aggression.

2024年10月19日 · The B-36 Peacemaker remains the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, and for good reason. It was designed to be capable of intercontinental flight without refueling. Overhead view of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker in flight over Cincinnati, Ohio.

2021年7月26日 · When America needed a club with which to threaten the Russians, Convair produced the six-engine—eventually 10—B-36 long-range heavy bomber. It was the largest and heaviest piston-engine airplane ever to go into production. The B-36 was nicknamed the Peacemaker, with a nod to the infamous Colt six-shooter.

The document condemned the B-36 as "an obsolete and unsuccessful aircraft" and charged that the Air Force had acquired it only after Convair had contributed $6.5 million to various Democratic...

A B-36J Peacemaker in flight. The development of the Convair B-36 strategic bomber began in 1941 with the XB-36, which was intended to meet the strategic needs of the US Army Air Forces, and later of the United States Air Force with its Strategic Air Command. In 1948, the B-36 become a mainstay of the American nuclear deterrent. It underwent a ...

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was one of the largest aircraft ever built, and was instrumental in maintaining peace during the Cold War with Russia during the 1950s. It was originally conceived in 1941 as an intercontinental bomber, and came into production in the late 1940s.