O Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” foi um bombardeiro estratégico construído pela Convair e operado exclusivamente pela Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos (USAF) de 1949 a 1959. O B-36 foi o maior avião de pistão produzido em massa já feito. Ele tinha a maior envergadura de qualquer aeronave de combate já construída, a 230 pés (70,1 m). O B-36 foi o primeiro bombardeiro capaz de lançar qualquer uma das armas nucleares do arsenal dos EUA de dentro de seus quatro compartimentos de bombas sem modificações na aeronave. Com um alcance de 10.000 mi (16.000 km) e uma carga útil máxima de 87.200 lb (39.600 kg), o B-36 foi o primeiro bombardeiro tripulado do mundo capaz de voar intercontinental sem reabastecimento.
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The Convair B-36 Peacemaker was a strategic bomber designed and built by the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was the largest mass-produced piston-engine aircraft ever made, and had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built. The B-36 was capable of delivering nuclear or conventional weapons to any target in the world, and had a range of over 10,000 miles without refueling. The B-36 was the first bomber to have intercontinental capability, and was the mainstay of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early years of the Cold War. The B-36 was also notable for its six pusher propellers and four jet engines, which gave it a unique sound and appearance. The B-36 was retired from service in 1959, after being replaced by more advanced jet bombers such as the B-52 Stratofortress.