The most unique feature of the B-36 was its unusual hybrid propulsion system, combining both propeller and jet engines.

Convair’s B-36 was also a transitionary bird from the age of propeller engines to the far more powerful jet engine-driven bombers.

That distinction would go to the Convair B-36 “Peacemaker,” a strategic bomber that was operated from 1949 to 1959. It was also the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever built ...

Before the devastating unpredictability of stealth bombers came the mighty Convair B-36 Peacemaker: a United States aircraft that didn't know the meaning of the word subtlety.

Only in service for 11 years, the B-36's incredible size and unique engine layout is a bizarre sight to this day. Here's a look at the past and present of Convair's Peacemaker.

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a massive flying machine that bridged the gap between the prop and jet ages for the Strategic Air Command. It was extremely complex but it could fly far while ...

The Cold War with Russia began and the B-36 was perfect to carry nuclear and regular bombs around the world. The Strategic Air Command received its first B-36 for operational use.

Summary: The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was the largest mass-produced piston-engined bomber ever, developed during WWII and serving as a nuclear deterrent during the early Cold War. -It boasted a 230 ...

Seventy years ago, on September 17, 1955, a modified Convair B-36 departed Carswell Air Force Base in Texas. Legendary U.S.

Say hello to the Convair NB-36, the B-36 Peacemaker's spicier, more radioactive cousin. The impetus for the NB-36's development is one rooted in the atomic era of the 1950s to late 1960s.