B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Units Of The Cold War Peter E Davies Osprey Publishing Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

A Fully Illustrated Study Into The Extraordinary Convair B-36 During Cold War Conceived 1941 In Case Germany Occupied Britain When Us Bombers Would Then Have Insufficient Range To Retaliate Was Be Primarily ‘10 000-Mile Bomber’ With Heavy Defensive Armament Six Engines And Performance That Prevent Interception By Fighters Although Rapid Developments Jet Engine High-Speed Airframe Technology Quickly Made It Obsolescent Took Part Many Important Nuclear Test Programmes Aircraft Also Provided Deterrent Until Faster B-52 Became Available 1955 One Of First Use Substantial Amounts Magnesium Its Structure Leading Bomber’s ‘Magnesium Overcast’ Nickname Earned Superlatives Due Size Complexity Which Used 27 Miles Wiring Had Wingspan Longer Than Wright Brothers’ Flight Equivalent Power 400 Cars Same Internal Capacity As Three Five-Room Houses 000 Gallons Fuel – Enough Propel Car Around World 18 Times Much Fact Wing Deep Allow Engineers Enter Maintain B-36S Continued Bomber Reconnaissance Role Their Retirement February 1959 Following 11 Years Sac Employees Were Invited Suggest Names For Giant Eliciting Suggestions Such ‘King Kong ‘Condor’ ‘Texan’ ‘Unbelievable’ But Most Popular ‘Peacemaker’ Oddly Objections From Religious Groups Deterred Usaf Ever Adopting Officially This Volume Includes First-Hand Accounts Original Photographs Up 30 Profile Artworks Depicting Detail Superlative Σελίδες: 96 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0705 Διαστάσεις: 4X18 4Cm