[Milsurplus] B-36

[jmfranke]

Do not forget the NB-36H Crusader which carried and operating nuclear 
reactor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_NB-36 .

John  W4WDL

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From: "Steven Haney" <tc0654 at mesh.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 7:19 PM
To: <telegrapher at q.com>; "'milsurplus'" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] B-36

> Larry and others:  I was associated with the Southwest Aerospace Museum
> which had custody of the B-36JIII "City Of Fort Worth", the last B-36 to
> come off the line.  It was externally rebuilt at General Dynamics, now
> Lockhead, all the same plant where the ship was built.  At some point 
> after
> the rebuild it was transferred to the Pima Air Museum in Arizona, as they
> were able to but the aircraft in a building and that was not happening in
> fort Worth.  The aircraft was and remains property of the USAF, 
> administered
> thru External Programs of the Dayton Museum.
> I was able to spent a number of hours in and working on the aircraft over
> the years, and got to listen to guys that built it and flew in it.  They
> were all on the ground before I was ever born.  The panoramic photos are
> outstanding.  Our aircraft had very little inside, however the trolley
> between the forward section and the rear did work.
> Please note that even with only about 350 total aircraft built, there were
> mods up to J III (That's 3), and there were RB's: recon birds.  Many
> different radio installations involved.
>
> Thanks, Steve  KB5SMP
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 5:15 PM
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> Subject: [Milsurplus] B-36
>
> I wonder what is happening with the one at Fort Worth?  Used to be on the
> grounds of the airport but don't know where it is any more or who has
> custody of it.  Thought i remember hearing Rumors that it was going to be
> totally overhauled out at the old Carswell AFB.  Anyone with more current
> info?  I went thru that one back in the mid 70's when they were getting
> ready to move it.  They were pulling the engines off at that time but i 
> got
> to go up into the cockpit area and browse around. Not smart enough at that
> time to know what all i would have been looking for/at.  May have some
> pictures someplace that i took then.  Called the "Queen of the sky"..
>
> I remember in the 50's when i lived in western Kansas they would fly over
> our town going to or from Wichita.  You could hear and feel the rumble of
> those low speed props for miles.  They seemed to be less than 2000 ft
> elevation but i was a kid so what did i know except that it was a B-36!
>
> Larry
> W0OGH
>
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