Convair B-36D Peacemaker
American ten-engine strategic heavy bomber, developed from the earlier B-36B. The main difference was the installation of four additional General Electric J-47 jet engines with a thrust of 5,200 lbf each (23kN), which significantly improved basic characteristics such as speed and range. In the history of aviation, this was almost the only case of building a multi-engine aircraft with mixed power plants. This feature gained it the slogan "Six turning, four burning". With later modifications its radar equipment was significantly improved and also its protective weapons optimised. The combat service of the more than 300 aircraft built lasted until 1959, when they were completely replaced by the famous Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. None of them ever took part in any of the military conflicts of its time, but the B-36 rightly justified its name as the main preserver of peace in the world in the first decade of the Cold War.
Markings for 4 aircraft type B-36D, B-36F, B-36H, B-36J, 1955-1958
1:144 scale plastic model kit from Roden, requires paint and glue.
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