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Convair NB-36 - airplanes
Convair NB-36
The Convair NB-36 was a bomber that carried a nuclear reactor. It was also known as the 'Crusader' or the NB-36H. It was built from a B-36 that had been destroyed in a tornado. It was created for the Nuclear Powered Aircraft programme or NPA to show the feasibility of a nuclear powered aircraft. It ended with the cancellation of the NPA programme.
The Convair NB-36 was a bomber that carried a nuclear reactor.
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Made by Convair.
Height Main
14.23m
Height Alt
1422.3999999999999
Engine(jet)
General Electric
General Electric J47
Length Alt
4940.3
Thrust Main
5200
Jet Or Prop
both
Loaded Weight Main
162305.0
Max Speed Alt
420 mph
Type Of Prop
water-cooled radials
Max Speed Main
676.0
Status
Cruise Speed Main
270 mph
Ceiling Main
40000.0
Number Built
1
Crew
5
Thrust Alt
23.1
Span Main
70.10m
Area Main
4770.0
Primary user
Span Alt
230.0
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
2830.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
Manufacturer
Number Of Jets
4
Loaded Weight Alt
357500
Power Main
3
800 hp
Number Of Props
6
Type of jet
Length Main
49.38m
Area Alt
443.3 m²
Ceiling Alt
12
200 m
Category