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CrashGordon
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:50 am 

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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:53 am 

Cool shot Crash Thumbs Up!
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:03 am 

Thumbs Up! Thumbs Up! Thumbs Up!
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:21 am 

Nice. Thumbs Up!
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 8:48 am 

Great pic Crash Wink
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CrashGordon
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 2:03 pm 

A few statistics about the B-36:

B-36 Peacemaker Specifications
Primary Function: Bomber
Contractor: Convair
Crew: 15
Unit Cost: $3,701,000
Powerplant
Six Pratt & Whitney B 4360s of 3,800 horsepower and four General Electric J47s of 5,200 pounds thrust each
Dimensions
Length: 162 ft 1 in (49.4 m)
Wingspan: 230 ft (70.1 m)
Height: 46 ft 9 in (14.04 m)
Weights
Empty: N/A
Maximum Takeoff: 410,000 lb (186,000 kg) loaded
Performance
Speed: 435 mph (700 km/h)
Ceiling: 45,700 ft (13,700 m)
Range: 10,000 miles (16,100 km)
Armament
Sixteen M24 20mm cannon in eight nose, tail and fuselage turrets, 86,000 pounds of conventional or nuclear bombs
Service Life
First Flight: August 8, 1946 (XB-36)
December 4, 1947 (YB-36)
August 28, 1947 (B-36A)
July 8, 1948 (B-36B)
July 11, 1949 (B-36D)
End of Service: 1958
Number Built: [385 total]
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freedspeak
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Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:57 pm 

Ah, the big "Stick". One of my favorite airplanes. Nice shot Crash.
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