B-36 PEACEMAKER

Specifications

	B MODEL	J MODEL
Type	15-crew strategic heavy bomber	15-crew strategic heavy bomber
Contractor	Convair	Convair
Country of Origin	USA	USA
Powerplant	Pratt & Whitney R-4360-41 Wasp Major radial piston engines	Six 3800 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 Wasp Major radial engines, plus four General Electric J47-GE-19 turbojets
Thrust	3,500-hp each	3,800-hp P&W, 5,200lbs GE's
Length	162ft 1in	162ft 1in
Height	46ft 8in	46ft 8in
Wingspan	230ft	230ft
Wing Area	4,772 Sq. ft	4,772 Sq. ft
Max Speed	381mph @ 34,500ft	411mph @ 36,400ft
Climb Rate	1,510ft/minute	1,920ft/minute
Service Ceiling	42,500ft	39,900ft
Range	8,175 miles	6,800 miles with 10,000lb bombload
Empty Weight	140,640lbs	171,035lbs
Max Take-Off Weight	311,000lbs	410,000lbs
Armament	twelve M24A 20-mm cannons in 6 turrets in fuselage, nose, & tail up to 72,000lb normal bombload (86,000lbs max)	twelve M24A 20-mm cannons in 6 turrets in fuselage, nose, & tail up to 72,000lb normal bombload (86,000lbs max)

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