| NAME OF AIRCRAFT | DESCRIPTION |
| B-36 – PEACEMAKER | The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft (70 m). The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal from inside its four bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range of 10,000 mi (16,000 km) and a maximum payload of 87,200 lb (39,600 kg), the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refuelling. |
| TYPE OF AIRCRAFT | NICKNAME/DESCRIPTION | SERIAL NUMBER | NAME OF MUSEUM | CITY | STATE |
| B-36 PEACEMAKER | B36H | 51-13730 | CASTLE AIR MUSEUM | ATWATER | CALIFORNIA |
| SPECIFICATIONS | DESCRIPTION |
| STATUS | RETIRED |
| MANUFACTURER | CONVAIR |
| YEAR | 1948 |
| MODEL | Convair B-36H Peacemaker |
| CREW | 15 |
| MAX T/O WEIGHT | 185,973 Kg 409,996 lbs |
| SPAN | 70.1 metre – 229.98 feet |
| LENGTH | 49.4 metre – 162.07 feet |
| HEIGHT | 46 ft. 9 in. |
| MAXIMUM SPEED | The maximum speed is 378 knots and the cruise speed is 200 knots. |
| CRUISE SPEED | 378 knots 700 Km/h |
| RATE OF CLIMB | 1995 feet / minute 10.13metre / second |
| POWERPLANT | 6x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 Wasp Major & 4 General Electric J47 turbojet engines, 5,200 lbf each Piston |
| RANGE | 10,000 mi (16,000 km) |
| SERVICE CEILING | |
| ARMAMENT | Guns: 1 remotely operated tail turret with 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) M24A1 autocannon Bombs: 86,000 lb (39,009 kg) with weight restrictions, 72,000 lb (32,659 kg) normal |
ATWATER CA
| TYPE OF AIRCRAFT | NICKNAME/DESCRIPTION | SERIAL NUMBER | NAME OF MUSEUM | CITY | STATE |
| B-36J | J | 52-2217 | STRATEGIC AIR AND SPACE COMMAND | ASHLAND | NEBRASKA |
| B36J | Jis at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson. Its flight to the museum from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona on 30 April 1959 was the last flight of a B-36. This B-36J replaced the former Air Force Museum’s original YB-36, AF Serial Number 42-13571 (see above). This was also the first aircraft to be placed in the museum’s new display hangar, and was not moved again until relocated to the museum’s latest addition in 2003. | 52-2220 | WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR MUSEUM | DAYTON | OHIO |
| B-36J | J-is at the Pima Air and Space Museum, adjacent to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. This aircraft was the final B-36 built, named The City of Fort Worth, and lent to the city of Fort Worth on 12 February 1959. It sat on the field at the Greater Southwest International Airport until that airfield was closed and the property was redeveloped as a business park adjacent to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Some attempts were made to begin restoration at that location through the early 1970s. | 52-2827 | PIMA AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM | TUSCON | AZ |
| SPECIFICATIONS | DESCRIPTION |
| STATUS | RETIRED |
| MANUFACTURER | CONVAIR |
| YEAR | 1948 |
| MODEL | Convair B-36J Peacemaker |
| CREW | 13 |
| MAX T/O WEIGHT | 410,000 lbs. loaded |
| SPAN | 230 ft. |
| LENGTH | 162 ft. 1 in. |
| HEIGHT | 46 ft. 9 in. |
| MAXIMUM SPEED | 435 mph |
| CRUISE SPEED | 230 mph |
| RATE OF CLIMB | 1,995 ft/min (10.13 m/s) |
| POWERPLANT | Six Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53 pusher-type radial engines, 3,800 horsepower each; and four General Electric J-47-GE-19 turbojets, 5,200 lbs. |
| RANGE | 10,000 miles |
| SERVICE CEILING | 43,600 |
| ARMAMENT | Guns: 1 remotely operated tail turret with 2× 20 mm (0.787 in) M24A1 autocannon Bombs: 86,000 lb (39,009 kg) with weight restrictions, 72,000 lb (32,659 kg) normal |