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CONVAIR B-36J PEACEMAKER
1953
 
STRATEGIC BOMBER
 
     
 
 
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DATA
 
 
CONVAIR B-36J PEACEMAKER
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 STRATEGIC BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 CONVAIR CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 September 3rd, 1953
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1954
NUMBER BUILT :
 33
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 230 ft 0 in (70.12 m)
LENGTH :
 162 ft 1 in (49.42 m)
HEIGHT :
 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
WING AREA :
 4,772 sq ft (443.5 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 ---
POWER LOADING :
 ---
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 166,165 lb (75,530 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 262,500 lbs (119,318 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 410,000 lb (186,000 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 16 M24 20mm cannons in eight turrets; (Featherweight III aircraft had
 
 only 2 x 20mm cannons in tail)
PAYLOAD :
 72,000 lb (32,700 kg) of Bombs; 86,000 lb (39,000 kg) Max
POWER PLANT :
 6 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 "Wasp Major" radials,
 
 Rated at 3,800 hp (2,835 kW) each, Plus
 
 4 × General Electric J47 turbojets, Producing 5,200 lbf (23.2 kN) of
 
 Thrust each
CREW :
 13
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 418 mph (672 km/h)
CRUISING SPEED :
 230 mph (370 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 ---
CLIMB RATE :
 1,995 ft/min (10.1m/s)
RANGE :
 3,985 mi (6,415 km); 10,000 mi (16,000 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 43,600 ft (13,300 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
 
 

Taylor, Michael J.H.; Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. New York:Mallard Press. 1991. ISBN 0-7924-5627-0.

 
 
     
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