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@Grimdopple Yes and no. There was a B36 that was fitted with a small nuclear reactor for test purposes. The main test was to see if there could be adequate radiation protection for the crew. Yes, that was possible. Unfortunatly, only the crew was protected, the enviroment elsewere wasn't. A very popular plane by the airfield and maintenance crews...
The reactor didn't do more than fission fuel and make heat.
maddox0110 3 months ago
wasn't there a program to retrofit a nuclear powered engine on the b 36?
Grimdopple 5 months ago
I wanted to personally thank you for uploading this treasure trove of wonderful material. Although I never served in the military, my father is a Colonel (Ret.) in the USAF, so, needless to say seeing what you've been kind enough to share is for me like walking down memory lane. Keep them coming!
mojofuel62 8 months ago in playlist Cold War
i Remember seeing at least fifty flush at one time from Robbins AFB, talk about a trail of smoke in the air, it was amazing, Now days it would be an EPA issue
datzfast 9 months ago
@kolbpilot B60 was basically a jet powered B-36. Over 80% of the parts were the same
binaway 1 year ago
@Eirik36: Correct. 72, 000lbs was considered to be the normal bombload.
raynus1 1 year ago
@raynus1 true but most of the time the B-36 used about 70,000lb bomb load
Eirik36 1 year ago
What years were these newsreels first shown???
ripperduck 1 year ago
@Eirik36: The B-36 could carry up to 86,000lbs of bombs, compared to the B-52's 70,000lbs.
raynus1 1 year ago
@ripperduck: the B-36 had a fuel capacity of 29,995 gallons.
raynus1 1 year ago