Peacemaker
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Peacemaker is the nickname of the Convair B-36, a massive Cold War-era American strategic bomber designed for long-range nuclear deterrence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peacemaker canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-range bomber
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ strategic bomber ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | mid-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| armament |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
15
ⓘ
up to 16 ⓘ |
| defensiveArmament | 20 mm cannons ⓘ |
| designedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | intercontinental range without refueling ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | pusher propellers for piston engines ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1946-08-08 ⓘ |
| height | 14.25 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1949 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 49.4 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Convair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 700 km/h ⓘ |
| nickname | Peacemaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft
ⓘ
longest wingspan of any combat aircraft of its time ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 384 ⓘ |
| operator | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant |
4 General Electric J47 turbojet engines
ⓘ
6 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial piston engines ⓘ |
| precededBy | Convair B-32 Dominator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | penetration of Soviet airspace ⓘ |
| range | over 10,000 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1959 ⓘ |
| role |
nuclear deterrence
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 13,000 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Boeing B-52 Stratofortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | several museum aircraft in the United States ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedIn | early U.S. nuclear strike planning ⓘ |
| variant |
B-36A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-36B NERFINISHED ⓘ B-36D NERFINISHED ⓘ B-36H NERFINISHED ⓘ B-36J NERFINISHED ⓘ RB-36 reconnaissance versions ⓘ |
| wingspan | 70.1 m ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.