Beginning with the B-36D (B-36J shown), the Peacemaker used 6 radial piston engines and 4 jet engines. The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker"[N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and …

DAYTON, Ohio -- A museum visitor looking inside the Convair B-36J Peacemaker during the open aircraft day on Aug. 20, 2021 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Although …

The B-36 Peacemaker is the largest production bomber ever built. Pilots referred to it as the “Magnesium Monster”. Although the B-36 was the largest bomber ever built and held the …

Mar 25, 2025 · The Convair B-36J "Peacemaker" was a colossal U.S. strategic bomber designed during WWII to strike Germany from American soil, though it didn't enter service until 1948.

During production of the Peacemaker, Convair and the Air Force evolved the plane to the B-36B, B-36D, B-36F, B-36J and B-36H models. A major change to the original, basic B-36 design …

The B-36 is the largest bomber and the last piston engine powered bomber produced by the United States. First designed to meet a World War II requirement for a plane capable of hitting …

Feb 12, 2025 · Convair B-36J 52-2827 is one of 14 “Featherweight III” high altitude variants. It was built without the six retractable defensive gun turrets of the standard B-36, retaining only …

It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70.1 m). The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal from inside …

Jul 16, 2014 · The airplane made its maiden flight in August 1946, and Strategic Air Command received its first operational B-36 in 1948. It was the biggest U.S. warplane ever. More than …

Feb 12, 2025 · The Last Peacemaker: This gigantic airplane, a Convair B-36J-75-CF Peacemaker, serial number 52-2827, was the very last of the ten-engine strategic bombers …