Convair B-36 Peacemaker Heavy Strategic Bomber Family
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was an intercontinental strategic-bomber family developed from the wartime requirement to reach targets from North American bases without refuelling. Its postwar service made it a central U.S. nuclear-deterrence aircraft, while RB-36 reconnaissance versions and later parasite-aircraft experiments extended the design beyond the bomber mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- B-36PeacemakerXB-36YB-36RB-36
- Family Name
- Convair B-36 Peacemaker
- Full Name
- Convair B-36 Peacemaker Heavy Strategic Bomber Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissance
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was an intercontinental strategic-bomber family developed from the wartime requirement to reach targets from North American bases without refuelling. Its postwar service made it a central U.S. nuclear-deterrence aircraft, while RB-36 reconnaissance versions and later parasite-aircraft experiments extended the design beyond the bomber mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,946
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- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 00:36:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 5, 2026 at 00:36:58 UTC