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The unnerving mission of a B-36 mechanic: hours spent waiting in the wings of a Peacemaker to Maintain the Engines in Flight

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

How the B-36 Peacemaker survived to five cancellation attempts during its career

Dario Leone

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Promoting the Behemoth: Strategic Air Command Movie and B-36 Peacemaker-boosting campaign

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Promoting the Behemoth: Strategic Air Command Movie and B-36 Peacemaker-boosting campaign

Dario Leone

The rudderless B-36, the first aircraft of its size landing successfully with no rudder

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The rudderless B-36, the first aircraft of its size landing successfully with no rudder

Dario Leone

Pan American Convair Model-37, the first double-deck airliner that never was

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Pan American Convair Model-37, the double-deck airliner version of B-36 Peacemaker that never was

Dario Leone

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In case of Nuclear Attack on Russia in 1949 SAC loss ratio would be so high that it would have run out of aircraft, crews, and ability to sustain the offensive

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

In case of Nuclear Attack on Russia in 1949 SAC loss ratio would be so high that it would have run out of aircraft, crews, and ability to sustain the offensive

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Key Publishing

After a Nuclear Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemakers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

After a Nuclear Test a B-36 was So Radioactive that it had to be Parked Away from other Peacemakers at Carswell AFB. It was Scrapped a year later.

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

The B-36 that lost all 3 reciprocating engines on left wing on takeoff. Its Pilot was able to takeoff and RTB safely.

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The B-36 that lost all 3 reciprocating engines on left wing on takeoff. Its Pilot was able to takeoff and RTB safely.

Dario Leone

The XC-99, the forgotten cargo version of the B-36 Peacemaker

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The XC-99, the forgotten cargo version of the B-36 Peacemaker

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Key Publishing

YB-52 Vs YB-60: The origins of the most formidable expression of air power in the history of military aviation

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

YB-52 Vs YB-60: The origins of the most formidable expression of air power in the history of military aviation

Dario Leone

Meet the XF-85 Goblin, the parasitic fighter

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Meet the XF-85 Goblin, the parasitic fighter

Dario Leone

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The SAC simulated mission where B-29s dropped their bombs 10,090ft (3,075m) from targets: Had this been the miss distance over Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the cities would have been left unscathed

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The SAC simulated mission where B-29s dropped their bombs 10,090ft (3,075m) from targets: Had this been the miss distance over Hiroshima or Nagasaki, the cities would have been left unscathed

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Helion & Company

Here’s why both B-36 and Concorde Flight Engineer stations had a lot of buttons, dials, and switches. But only that of the Peacemaker had levers.

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

Here’s why both B-36 and Concorde Flight Engineer stations had a lot of buttons, dials, and switches. But only that of the Peacemaker had levers.

Dario Leone

The unnerving mission of a B-36 mechanic: hours spent waiting in the wings of a Peacemaker to Maintain the Engines in Flight

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

The unnerving mission of a B-36 mechanic: hours spent waiting in the wings of a Peacemaker to Maintain the Engines in Flight

Dario Leone

Naval Flight Officer explains why the US Navy doesn’t use jet seaplanes like the Martin P6M SeaMaster

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Naval Flight Officer explains why the US Navy doesn’t use jet seaplanes like the Martin P6M SeaMaster

Dario Leone

Six Turning, Four Burning: The story of how the Iconic B-36 Peacemaker got the Jet Engines

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Six Turning, Four Burning: The story of how the Iconic B-36 Peacemaker got the Jet Engines

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Osprey Publishing

Watch this clip of a USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Aviation History / Military Aviation / Weapons

Watch this clip of a USAF B-29 dropping the VB-13 Tarzon bomb, the American guided variant of the British 12,000-pound Tall Boy

Dario Leone

Promoting the Behemoth: The Strategic Air Command Movie and the B-36 Peacemaker-boosting campaign

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Epic video shows B-36 takeoff and landing in James Stewart’s Strategic Air Command Re-edited in 4 K

Linda Sheffield Miller

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