[ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position

[Christopher Bowne]

Man..if the flight engineer had to take hourly logs on all those gauges, he 
would need an hour and a half for each set!

Wonder what stuff was installed  in those vacant racks in the radio ops 
position?  And what are all those units with what looks like three fat metal 
tube envelopes, or shield cans, and a another fourth can slighty apart form the 
rest?  There are a number of them located all around the overhead.  And what 
radio used the control panel labelled LIASON?  Looks like it had a large number 
of channels. ARC-58?




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From: Sandy Blaize <ebjr37 at charter.net>
To: Geoff <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>; Robert  Eleazer <releazer at earthlink.net>; 
arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Mon, June 10, 2013 12:03:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position

I did my basic training at Lackland AFB right diwn the road from Kelly field.  
Nothing like watching a takeoff of one with six turning and four burning!   They 
ALWAYS had very distinct engine /propellor "beat".  Only thing that sounded 
somewhat similar was a high flying C-124.  The B=36 seemed have a sound that was 
resonant in some rooms of the house.  You could recognize it in an instant.  I 
used to delight in running outside and see a B-36 waaaayup there smetime 
chalking their way across the sky!  Beautiful sight.

People raved over the B52, but the B36 had a "special charm and attraction to 
it!  The engineer's panels are very awesome!  I wished I could have gotten 
aboard the B-36 that was at Wright Patterson one Dayton Fest!  That trip to the 
base was the highlight of the whole trip!

Send me the comparison photos of the B29/ B-36 if you can.  Cockpit views were 
very awesome o\n the B-36!

73,

Sandy W5TVW

-----Original Message----- From: Geoff
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 10:13 AM
To: Robert Eleazer ; arc5 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position

Those are great photos and from WrightPat I believe. I got VIP treatment for
a few years when my #2 son was stationed there and I went to the Dayton
Hamvention.

As a kid living on Long Island NY I used to get goose bumps watching B-36's
fly over in formation heading into Mitchel Field.

I also have a photo of a B-29 snuggled next to a B-36 for size comparison
taken at Carswell AFB in 1948 on one of the PC's here. I can send a copy to
anyone who would like it

Carl


----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Eleazer" <releazer at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 9:14 AM
Subject: [ARC5] B-36J Radio Operator Position


> http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Radio%20Operator.html
> 
> And if you think that is impressive, try the one for the flight engineer. Six 
>R-R-4360 recips and 4 jets take a whole lotta little gauges:
> 
> NM USAF - B-36J Engineer
> 
> http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html
> 
> Wayne
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