{"product_id":"convair-aircraft-von-undefined","title":"Convair aircraft","description":"\u003cp\u003eSource: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Chapters: Convair B-36, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Convair CV-240 family, Convair XF-92, Convair 880, Convair Kingfish, Convair XC-99, Convair F2Y Sea Dart, Convair XB-46, Convair Model 48 Charger, Convair 990, Convair XFY, Convair Model 118, Convair R3Y Tradewind, Convair X-6, Consolidated Vultee XP-81, Convair Model 116, Convair YB-60, Fairchild XC-120 Packplane, Convair XB-53, Convair XP6Y, Cornfield Bomber, XSM-74. Excerpt: The Convair B-36 \"Peacemaker\" was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built (230 ft or 70 m), although there have been larger military transports. The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear weapons in the US arsenal from inside its two bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range greater than 6,000 mi (9,700 km) and a maximum payload of 72,000 lb (33,000 kg), (and thereby having the ability to carry both the United States' atomic fission and fusion weapons), the B-36 was the world's first manned bomber with an unrefueled intercontinental range. The genesis of the B-36 can be traced to early 1941, prior to the entry of the U.S. into World War II. At the time it appeared there was a very real chance that Britain might fall to the Nazi 'Blitz', making a strategic bombing effort by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) against Germany impossible with the aircraft of the time. The U.S. would need a new class of bomber that could reach Europe from bases in North America, necessitating a combat range of at least 5,700 miles (9,200 km), the length of a Gander, Newfoundland¿Berlin round trip. The USAAC therefore sought a bomber of truly intercontinental range, similar to the Nazi RLM's own ultra-long-range Amerika Bomber program. The USAAC opened up a design competition for the very long-range bomber on 11 April 1941, asking for a 450 mph (720 km\/h) top speed, a 275 mph (443 km\/h) cruising speed, a service ceiling of 45,000 ft (14,000 m), beyond the range of ground-based anti-aircraft fire, and a maximum range of 12,000 miles (19,000 km) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m). These proved too demanding¿far exceeding the technology of the day¿for any short-term design, so on 19 August 1941 they were reduced to a maximum range of 10,000 mi (16,000 k\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9781155173412\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConvair B-36, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Convair F-106 Delta Dart, Convair CV-240 family, Convair XF-92, Convair 880, Convair Kingfish, Convair XC-99, Convair F2Y Sea Dart, Convair XB-46, Convair Model 48 Charger, Convair 990\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9781155173412","offer_id":48822477848901,"sku":"9781155173412","price":16.92,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/bb5540bc-f3e9-4c49-8320-2f6054296e2e.jpg?v=1726374431","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/convair-aircraft-von-undefined","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}