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Aircraft Pictures Discuss Trip to the National Museum of the US Air Force in the World War II - Aviation forums; Consolidated designed the B-36 during World War II as an intercontinental bomber to bomb Europe from the U.S. east coast, ...

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    Convair B-36J Peacemaker

    Consolidated designed the B-36 during World War II as an intercontinental bomber to bomb Europe from the U.S. east coast, but it did not fly until mid 1946 . By 1948 when the Strategic Air Command received its first operational B-36 The world had changed and it was now an intercontinental nuclear bomber capable of delivering atomic weapons across the north pole.
    The B-36 was powered by 6 rearward facing 28 cylinder 3,500hp P&W R-4360 engines and 4 GE J47 axial-flow jet engines. It cursed at 230 mph and had a max speed of 435 mph. It had a loaded weight of 410,000 pounds, could carry a 86,000 pound bomb load, and had a range of 10,000 miles.
    Everything about the B-36 was HUGE!

    That big wheel you see in some of the photos is from the B-36 prototype. It originally had single wheel main gear legs instead of 4 wheel, but there were only a couple of air bases in existence with concrete thick enough to stand up to the concentrated pressure of that single wheel.

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    More good shots Glenn! Keep them coming.


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    North American B-45C Tornado

    The B-45 was an early jet bomber designed during WWII. It first flew in the late 19402 and served until the late 1950s
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    Martin B-57B Canberra

    The B-57 was a license built English Electric Canberra built to replace the Douglas A-26 Invader. It first flew in 1953, was used during the Vietnam War, and the last one was retired in 1983.
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    Glenn, thanks again for posting all these great shots, I am jealous of your proximity to that fine facility!







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    Martin RB-57D

    The RB-57D was a strategic reconnaissance version of the B-57that could fly high enough to avoid interception. In 1956 three RB-57Ds overflew the city of Vladivostok in the Soviet Union in broad daylight.
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    Great pics Glenn. That B-36 sure is one impressive beastie !

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    Good stuff Glenn!


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    Good stuff Glenn. I'd love to see one of those B-36's in the air.

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    Cool shots Glenn.


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    You are doing a STUPENDOUS job of displaying these Glenn!!!! And on top of that, you got some EXCELLENT shots in some very piss poor lighting conditions. I have spent the last hour going through this thread and have enjoyed the hell out of it sir! THANK YOU!

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    That B-36 is impressive but it is so big the 50's out the back look like hypo needles and we as modelers work so hard for a nice smooth surface on our builds


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    Thanks a lot guys, I'm glad your enjoying the show. There's still a lot to go, I don't think I'm halfway through the pictures yet. If your traveling anywhere within a few states of Ohio the Museum is well worth making a detour to see. I've been there maybe 8 times in the last 23 years.

    More pictures tomorrow.

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    Fantastic Glenn!

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