Interesting Article for WWII Aircraft Buffs

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I have been fascinated with the B-36 Peacemaker since I first saw it at the Air Force Museum as a boy. It was a year too late to see action in WWII and was rendered obsolete almost immediately because of jet fighters. I would love to have seen this thing fly, mostly because I love the heavy drone of large turboprops.

Next to a B-29:

that pic is missing the 4 jet engines the later ones had at the end of the wings... They must have had to have 2 refueling planes always connected to this thing just to keep it aloft.

The pure piston version was the original design. The 4 jets were only added as awkward, unconvincing afterthought and as cynical moral encouragement to crews who are about to be sent to almost certain doom in areas defended by jets like the Mig-15.

There was another all jet version, the B-60, which tried to add swept back wings and b-52 twin engine pods to the B-36 fuselage. It was over 100mph slower than the B-52 and had no chance to beat the b-52 for SAC money.