AIRCRAFT ATOMIC PROPULSION: TU 95 BEAR & CONVAIR PEACEMAKER

IN 1950s AND 1960s RUSSIA AND THE USA TESTED ATOMIC PROPULSION ON TU 95 BEAR AND CONVAIR B 36 PEACEMAKER. LOOK AT FIRST PLANES (BOMBERS) WITH A NUCLEAR REACTOR.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• AIRCRAFT
• AEROPLANE
• AIRPLANE
• ATOMIC
• NUCLEAR
• PROPULSION
• REACTOR
• CONVAIR
• PEACEMAKER
• TU
• BEAR
• BOMBER
• COLD
• WAR
• RUSSIA
• RUSSIAN

[SturdyBirdy]

I recall many nights in my youth, lying awake at night hearing the B-36 bombers flying qt 35,000+ feet. To this day, the eeriest sound I have ever heard.

[Dominoes282]

I am becoming more and more interested in contra-props starting with the Supermarine Spitfire XIV Racer and now the TU-95 Bear. This is mainly true because of with one propeller the plane tends to drag the way the propeller it rotating (clockwise), but with contra-prop, there is two forces evenly creating directional lift. Also because there cool :)

[speedskiff2]

TU-95 and B-36 both awesome.B-36 first conceived to bomb Germany from the USA non stop if England fell. Plane constantly modified with piston/jet evolution, advancing technology, and SAC's mission needs. The piece of history unappreciated is B-36 takeoff sequence. Mantz aviation camera plane took off alongside B-36 filming it so close to wash and vortex. Note how far to right B-36 is on runway.Never again in anyone's lifetime. All done with computers now.Thank you to all who served.

[I3lackl3ear]

this called the NB36 =]

[SturdyBirdy]

@abdwyer Low drone similar to a blimp.

[SturdyBirdy]

Sorry .. it was a low drone not unlike a fleet of Goodyear blimps.

[onlymusicism]

@BrodyLuv2 i klnow what you are trying to say. But a nuclear plane is a totall no go!

[BrodyLuv2]

We are so Dumb.

[BrodyLuv2]

@onlymusicism

As are the Nuclear Subs!!....Mercury in Fish?..now I wonder where that has come from hey!?

[onlymusicism]

Now THAT was a bad idear !

[MaverickOOO1]

@scottbell440 Yes, Russians could not develop good enough jet engines. I think now lower speed , much smaller payload capacity is less important than 50 years ago since cruse missiles having bigger range and weight less. 50 years ago bear however, was loosing badly to B-52.

[ccolimon]

Amazing engineering, the counter-rotating props.