Consolidated Model 35/36 - Beginning of the B-36

[Triton]

Artist's impressions and models of Consolidated Aircraft Corporation Model 36 from 1941-42. This aircraft would become the Convair B-36 Peacemaker. Images from the San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive.

Sources:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558511249/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558511201/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4559140636/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558511085/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4559140518
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4559140478/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558510991/

 

[Triton]

Model of Consolidated Model 36 from the San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive.

Sources:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558510967/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4558510937/

 

[toura]

Hi Triton
Very interesting evolution from november 1941 to
july 1942 from the model to the mock up.
Before the model 36, we have the model 35
which seems to be smaller and with push pull engines ?
Have someone some details ?
Thanks
toura

 

[Grey Havoc]

Hi Triton
Very interesting evolution from november 1941 to
july 1942 from the model to the mock up.
Before the model 36, we have the model 35
which seems to be smaller and with push pull engines ?
Have someone some details ?
Thanks
toura

Some of the guys over at the HP&CA forum might be able to help you there.

 

[Triton]

Hi Triton
Very interesting evolution from november 1941 to
july 1942 from the model to the mock up.
Before the model 36, we have the model 35
which seems to be smaller and with push pull engines ?
Have someone some details ?
Thanks
toura

Some of the guys over at the HP&CA forum might be able to help you there.

The what forum? I don't recognize the abbreviation.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Sorry, History, Politics & Current Affairs forum. Home of the TBOverse. I used to be a member, but when they moved to their current home, I didn't get around to re-registering and have being lurking since. Must decloak one of these days. Anyway, I'll send you the link via PM.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Courtesy of Bring the heat, Bring the Stupid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpYcvQGIZgc&feature=player_embedded

From YouTube description:
Uploaded on Dec 26, 2010
11th Bomb Wing crew from Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas, loading Convair B-36 Peacemaker with 500# bombs and dropping them on practice range at Eglin AFB, Florida, circa 1949.

 

[dogsbody]

Did anyone count the number of bombs dropped?


Chris

 

[hesham]

From Air International 10/1990,


here is a 3-view to Convair Model 35 four and six engined bomber projects.

 

[ACResearcher]

Hesham, my friend, were there any dimensions on the 4-engine aircraft?

AlanG

 

[hesham]

My dear Alan,


nothing more than those info about both designs.

 

[lark]

about the Consolidated model 35.

from what I could decypher on a drawing dated 8.11.1941
of the 4 engined model 35.

span: 164.4'
lenght: 128'0''
prop.diam : 19'
wing area: 2700 sq.ft.

source : Convair B-36 Peacemaker. Meyers Jacobson & Bill Yenne -Schiffer U.S.page 19.

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear lark,and for my dear Alan,


from the same source.

 

[hesham]

Intercontinetal bomber designs (rivals to Convair's designs to B-36 competition)

Sources:

B-36 Peacemaker. Detail&Scale Series

Magnesium Overcast. Dennis R. Jenkins

My dear Pometablava,


I repeat sending your drawings from the same source,with more Info to help someone
paints those stuff.

 

[Transitioner]

Is this related in anyway? (sorry for bad image quality)

 

[hesham]

Is this related in anyway? (sorry for bad image quality)

What is your source Transitioner ?.

 

[Transitioner]

It is from a book I have Called "Convair Advanced Designs"

 

[The Stannum Crusader]

I'm going to attach a few pages from "Convair advanced Designs" about these planes

and btw, the book is on archive.org

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

A book being uploaded to archive.org doesn't make it public domain. It was user uploaded.

 

[The Stannum Crusader]

A book being uploaded to archive.org doesn't make it public domain. It was user uploaded.

I just added the few pages relevant to the thread though. How is that different than me adding pictures of the pages? I didn't add the whole book

 

[flateric]

Read forum rules.

 

[Colonial-Marine]

Did any of the designs for the USAAC/USAAF requirement by Consolidated or any of the competition intend to use the massive Lycoming XR-7755 engine? I think the configuration for the B-36 had already been decided before the engine was first tested, but I have to assume there was some genuine interest in using four such massive engines instead of the six R-4360s engines of the B-36.