Global Aircraft -- B-36 Peacemaker

Primary Function:	Bomber
Contractor:	Convair
Crew:	15
Unit Cost:	$3,701,000
Powerplant
	Six Pratt & Whitney B 4360s of 3,800 horsepower and four General Electric J47s of 5,200 pounds thrust each
Dimensions
Length:	162 ft 1 in (49.4 m)
Wingspan:	230 ft (70.1 m)
Height:	46 ft 9 in (14.04 m)
Weights
Empty:	N/A
Maximum Takeoff:	410,000 lb (186,000 kg) loaded
Performance
Speed:	435 mph (700 km/h)
Ceiling:	45,700 ft (13,700 m)
Range:	10,000 miles (16,100 km)
Armament
	Sixteen M24 20mm cannon in eight nose, tail and fuselage turrets, 86,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear bombs
Service Life
First Flight:	August 8, 1946 (XB-36) December 4, 1947 (YB-36) August 28, 1947 (B-36A) July 8, 1948 (B-36B) July 11, 1949 (B-36D)
End of Service:	1958
Number Built:	[385 total]

B-36 Peacemaker Achievements

The Peacemaker was the first true intercontinental bomber.
The B-36 was the largest bomber in physical size that has ever gone into service with the USAF.

B-36 Peacemaker Photos



	Photo courtesy Bud Norris [Caption]