Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1949-59 America's Cold War 'big stick' ten-engine nuclear bomber that could rain destruction on aggressors anywhere on Earth
Convair B-36 Peacemaker 1949-59 America's Cold War 'big stick' ten-engine nuclear bomber that could rain destruction on aggressors anywhere on Earth
- ISBN 13:
9781785211935
- ISBN 10:
1785211935
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 10/20/2020
- Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
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Summary
The B-36 was developed further into a powerful tool for photographic reconnaissance and served as a valuable means by which the US Air Force could obtain detailed maps of areas across the Soviet Union where little was known about the exact location of towns, cities and industrial facilities - potential key targets in time of war. The B-36 scored as the most powerful delivery system in the US arsenal for waging nuclear war, only being retired when the much faster Boeing B-52 came along and when intercontinental ballistic missiles were first deployed at the end of the 1950s.
The Convair B-36 Peacemaker Owners' Workshop Manual brings to the reader a highly detailed design, technical and engineering description of the aircraft, its structure and systems across the several different variants deployed with the US Air Force Strategic Air Command. Author David Baker covers the origin and evolution of the B-36, but primarily he explains how the aircraft worked, how it was operated, how it was serviced and where the various items of equipment were installed. It also provides technical details of the variants produced, including information on dimensions, weight, performance, etc, and also on the units with which the aircraft served. The text is supported by more than 300 photographs and illustrations.