Peacemaker

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Peacemaker is the nickname of the Convair B-36, a massive Cold War-era American strategic bomber designed for long-range nuclear deterrence.

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Peacemaker canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf long-range bomber ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ
airframeConfiguration mid-wing monoplane ⓘ
armament conventional bombs ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 15 ⓘ
up to 16 ⓘ
defensiveArmament 20 mm cannons ⓘ
designedDuring World War II ⓘ
designedFor intercontinental range without refueling ⓘ
engineConfiguration pusher propellers for piston engines ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1946-08-08 ⓘ
height 14.25 m ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 49.4 m ⓘ
manufacturer Convair ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 700 km/h ⓘ
nickname Peacemaker ⓘ
notableFeature largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ⓘ
longest wingspan of any combat aircraft of its time ⓘ
numberBuilt 384 ⓘ
operator Strategic Air Command ⓘ
powerplant 4 General Electric J47 turbojet engines ⓘ
6 Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial piston engines ⓘ
precededBy Convair B-32 Dominator ⓘ
primaryMission penetration of Soviet airspace ⓘ
range over 10,000 km ⓘ
retired 1959 ⓘ
role nuclear deterrence ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
serviceCeiling about 13,000 m ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
succeededBy Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
survivingExamples several museum aircraft in the United States ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
usedIn early U.S. nuclear strike planning ⓘ
variant B-36A ⓘ
B-36B ⓘ
B-36D ⓘ
B-36H ⓘ
B-36J ⓘ
RB-36 reconnaissance versions ⓘ
wingspan 70.1 m ⓘ

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Convair B-36 Peacemaker → nickname → Peacemaker ⓘ
subject linked to: Peacemaker