Convair B-36

[Ian Warren]

Well off for some tests today , knowing hospitals and waiting always take something good - lotta photo's and a lotta caption reads so grabbed one of my B-36
books - good thinking Joe90 , a good 45 minute wait but into it 10 minutes in another patient walks in on sitting down noticed what i was reading , course i was
of , probably the most fascinated visit ole Jack had may see him online , maybe not (No.1) , on waving goodbye i had to go to another department and the near
the same thing happened again (No.2) , called in to see the doc , i had not put the book away strike (No.3) turned what is normally a horrible trip into fun .


Course after all this weird attention i had to dig up my old Alpha Convair B-36 , i'm sure the cockpit was a little different or better built , the textures are worn
... Its is an old model after all .

PS: If you are going into hospital for tests .. don't right the answers on your arms .. they now wanta cut me open .. also Guinea Pig me .. DON'T CHEAT

[deeknow]

Wow, interesting machine. That's what you call a Tube-Bomber

[Ian Warren]

A Tube Bomber ... now Dean that is the most tubular tubulation to a tube bomber , amazing details with this aircraft 129 500Lb pound bomb ... how about two 43,000 Grand Slam bomb ...

[hasegawa]

Huge, a monster, and and obsolete at the time he was new in the inventory of SAC... with the turbos under the wing it was not really better... and it was one of the last aircraft from Convair. The second desaster for Convair was the CV 880/990. and this was enough. First a part of General Dynamics they lose. Meanwhile nearly forgotten. Only the F 102 and the F 106 are aircraft from the last period from Convair, that reached the peak.

[Ian Warren]

Sorting the new Photo-bucket format , SAC-USAF of the late 1950's Just look at the size of the B-36

Name of the game Name that plane , the variant as close as possible , the date is a good direction

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 18 2012,7:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sorting the new Photo-bucket format , SAC-USAF of the late 1950's Just look at the size of the B-36

Name of the game Name that plane , the variant as close as possible , the date is a good direction

Ill take the name game challenge... starting from the front going left to right
North American F100 Super Sabre, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo
Second Row L-R: Martin B-57B Canberra, North American F-86D/K Sabre Dog, Cessna T-37 Tweet, North American F-86 Sabre, North American F-89J Scorpion
Third Row L-R: Douglas B-66 Destroyer, Lockheed F-94C Starfire, Sikorsky S-55, Republic F-84F Thunderstreak, Grumman HU-16 Albatross
Fourth Row: L-R: Boeing B-47E, Lockheed EC-121 WarningStar, Boeing KC-97 Tanker, Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Fifth Row L-R: Boeing KC-135 StratoTanker, Convair B-36 Peacemaker, Boeing B-50 Superfort
Sixth Row L-R: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

[Ian Warren]

KiwiSpad , you prity much named it , i am surprised we don't see a F-104 or the F105 , maybe late 1950s and maybe still a little secret

[Splitpin]

Where did you find those re-paints Ian ....... awesome beast, and great screens
Good luck with the Doc's ....Im taking Dad for much the same in the morning .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Oct 18 2012,8:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Where did you find those re-paints Ian ....... awesome beast, and great screens

Thanks Marty , just search pierre lheureux at Flightsim.com

Doc's , hmmm yeah ... mind you the nurses enjoyed the concept of my weight loss program .. forget 'Jenny Craig' .. try Ian Warrens weight loss program

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 18 2012,8:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thanks Marty , just search pierre lheureux at Flightsim.com

Doc's , hmmm yeah ... mind you the nurses enjoyed the concept of my weight loss program .. forget 'Jenny Craig' .. try Ian Warrens weight loss program

You take care ...... Im stuffed and have to crash, first day back at work for two weeks (bloody flu ) but Im having a long weekend. Those in charge decided too close the site down on friday....suits me.

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 18 2012,8:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

KiwiSpad , you prity much named it , i am surprised we don't see a F-104 or the F105 , maybe late 1950s and maybe still a little secret

Ian, the 104 was definitely top secret as was the 105 at the time of this pic.. though im a little gutted i cant properly identify the EC-121 and B-47.. but id hazard a guess that the EC-121 is a C model and the 47 is an E model

[Ian Warren]

The Connie .. i could check the variant .. or general period ... off to me Connie books

[lowglow]

Just thought I would add this

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Kiwia1spad @ Oct 18 2012,9:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

though im a little gutted i cant properly identify the EC-121 and B-47.. but id hazard a guess that the EC-121 is a C model

Well almost a hat-trick , RC-121C/D indeed - redesigination to the EC-121C/D in 1962

QUOTE (lowglow @ Oct 18 2012,9:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just thought I would add this

Sweet Chris , nice little add too

[Charl]

Great screens, and that collection pic really shows the nautical, rather than aeronautical, scale of the thing.
Here's a bunch of actors hired by the USAAF to show it off



Seems they thought it necessary to have more than one of 'em...

[Ian Warren]

Dang , that Utube link is a bit slow for some reason , but there is a great doco about the Peacemaker at the Utube site . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmG5uTVvS2c

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Charl @ Oct 19 2012,8:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Here's a bunch of actors hired by the USAAF to show it off

This is from the movie 'Strategic Air Command' even General Curtis Le May was part in this movie , the guy facing the engineers panel , this is Harry Morgan (Col Potter) of M*A*S*H fame and the guy looking over his shoulder is the big Hollywood Movie Star Jimmy Steward , that chap was a well decorated WWII B-24 pilot who completed many missions .

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE

North American F-89J Scorpion[/quote]Northrop

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Oct 19 2012,1:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Northrop

Your quite right Dave .. crikey that one went in , snuck in under the radar , Ole Jack would not be happy about that mistake ... think i'm going to get a haunted tonight

[Kiwia1spad]

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ Oct 19 2012,1:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Northrop

DANG

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Oct 19 2012,2:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your quite right Dave .. crikey that one went in , snuck in under the radar , Ole Jack would not be happy about that mistake ... think i'm going to get a haunted tonight

Indeed quite right.. i don't know why i thought the scorpion was a North American product..... i knew it was a Northrop too...