| 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] |
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