In the 1950s, the U.S. experimented with carrying a nuclear reactor on a plane, but stopped short of actually using nuclear ...

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

Comparably, the Air Force’s current B-52 bomber can only carry around 71,000 pounds of ordnance. Engine-wise, the airframe was powered by six near-racing compound 28-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R ...

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a landmark airplane, even without its red-headed nuclear step-sibling adding to its mystique. At 162 feet (49.40 m) long and with a 230-foot (70.10 m) wingspan, no ...

The B-36 Peacemaker bomber was designed to travel roundtrip from New England to Leningrad without needing to refuel in the late 1940’s. As the Cold War was heating up, ...

Dave Woods, former electronic countermeasures operator on a Convair B-36J Peacemaker bomber, takes photos of the City of Fort Worth. Woods, from Chandler, had more than 1,000 hours of flight ...