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Why America Couldn’t Get Rid of the B-36 Peacemaker Soon EnoughThe size and complicated design of the B-36 Peacemaker caused perpetual headaches for her aircrew—and maintenance crews on ...
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The U.S. Air Force’s Convair B-36 Peacemaker Was a MonsterThe most unique feature of the B-36 was its unusual hybrid propulsion system, combining both propeller and jet engines.
Convair had just proposed hanging jet booster engines on the in-production B-36, erasing much of the XB-52’s speed advantage. But, the Air Force planners said, if Boeing could come up with an ...
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