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One of the coolest aeroplanes ever. I can almost hear the Jimmy Stewart Drawl.

Very nice shots. I have been extremely lucky to have been inside one of these monsters at former Castle AFB, California. It really is very impressive to compare the size to other large aircraft at the museum, such as the B-52 and B-47.
-Brian

Now Dave - way to COOL , you are going back to your roots .. the old cold of Alaska , this type is a bomber of bombers , Nick .. only mentioned John Wayne in 'Jet Pilot' the other day .. watched that movie again the other night , an interception using a F-94 and there was the B-36 , I loved its hitting power with cannon , they pop up all over the place

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jun 12 2012,5:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Now Dave - way to COOL , you are going back to your roots .. the old cold of Alaska , this type is a bomber of bombers , Nick .. only mentioned John Wayne in 'Jet Pilot' the other day .. watched that movie again the other night , an interception using a F-94 and there was the B-36 , I loved its hitting power with cannon , they pop up all over the place

When I watch 'Jet pilot", all I see is Janet Leigh wearing a sweater.

Olderndirt wrote:

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When I watch 'Jet pilot", all I see is Janet Leigh wearing a sweater.

, RUSSIAN ! .. was She .. those .. those ....

What a beast ..... great shots Dave. Is that the Alphasim model ?

Cool screenshots... gotta love the big stick... the 36 was impressive, a true aeroplane to reach out and 'touch'

Kiwia1spad wrote:

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... the 36 was impressive, a true aeroplane to reach out and 'touch'

It is one type that even in the 1950s makes it grab its own attention , the planning and pre-flight , it abilities .... NZ- don't mention it was a nuclear (bucket of sunshine) X2 .. anti clean green dribble from the typical NZ govt departments and the greenies .. but this aircraft in its design is friggen amazing , little outta date by all means in 1962 when i come of the production line .. crikey .. IMAGINE an A2A model of this mother

flyingbrian wrote:

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I have been extremely lucky to have been inside one of these monsters at former Castle AFB, California.

Did you get any internal photos , internals .. just a quick looky .....

Nice shots, how made this model?

Well, seeing we're on the subject, found this yesterday on one of my meanderings through youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru3zoCBaCCs

Great shots Dave , and Ian - found this youtube if your interested http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCu9MEwcaCQ

amazing machine,..looks like something out of Dan Dare comics

Splitpin wrote:

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What a beast ..... great shots Dave. Is that the Alphasim model ?

Think it was freeware from the start. Found it at http://www.fs2000.org

07moffata wrote:

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Great shots Dave , and Ian - found this youtube if your interested

amazing piece of aircraft for the period , Alpha did , the internals look nothing like that .. maybe source could be released at some stage to bring it up to scratch .

Olderndirt wrote:

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Think it was freeware from the start. Found it at http://www.fs2000.org

Thanks Dave