With a wingspan of 240 feet, the B-36 instantly became the largest bomber ever mass-produced. T he B-36 “Peacemaker,” the ...

The size and complicated design of the B-36 Peacemaker caused perpetual headaches for her aircrew—and maintenance crews on ...

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 ...