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B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units of the Cold War
B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units of the Cold War
Peter E. Davies
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A fully illustrated study into the extraordinary Convair B-36 during the Cold War.
Conceived during 1941 in case Germany occupied Britain, when US bombers would then have insufficient range to retaliate, the B-36 was to be primarily a ‘10,000-mile bomber' with heavy defensive armament, six engines and a performance that would prevent interception by fighters. Although rapid developments in jet engine and high-speed airframe technology quickly made it obsolescent, the B-36 took part in many important nuclear test programmes. The aircraft also provided the US nuclear deterrent until the faster B-52 became available in 1955. It was one of the first aircraft to use substantial amounts of magnesium in its structure, leading to the bomber's ‘Magnesium Overcast' nickname. It earned many superlatives due to the size and complexity of its structure, which used 27 miles of wiring, had a wingspan longer than the Wright brothers' first flight, equivalent engine power to 400 cars, the same internal capacity as three five-room houses and 27,000 gallons of internal fuel - enough to propel a car around the world 18 times. Much was made of the fact that the wing was deep enough to allow engineers to enter it and maintain the engines in flight. B-36s continued in the bomber and reconnaissance role until their retirement in February 1959 following 11 years in SAC. Convair employees were invited to suggest names for the giant aircraft, eliciting suggestions such as ‘King Kong Bomber', ‘Condor', ‘Texan' and ‘Unbelievable', but the most popular was ‘Peacemaker'. Oddly, objections from religious groups deterred the USAF from ever adopting it officially.
This fully illustrated volume includes first-hand accounts, original photographs and up to 30 profile artworks depicting in detail the complexity of this superlative aircraft.
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Rodzaj (nośnik)
/ Type of product
książka / book
Dział
/ Department
Książki i czasopisma / Books and periodicals
Autor
/ Author
Peter E. Davies
Tytuł
/ Title
B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units of the Cold War
Język
/ Language
angielski
Wydawca
/ Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Rok wydania
/ Published in year
2022
Rodzaj oprawy
/ Binding type
Miękka
Wymiary
/ Size
18.0x25.0
Liczba stron
/ Number of pages
96
Ciężar
/ Weight
0.31 kg
ISBN
9781472850393 (9781472850393)
EAN/UPC
9781472850393
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nowy / new - sprzedajemy wyłącznie nowe nieużywane produkty
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