Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the CONVAIR B-36D Peacemaker Long-Range Strategic Heavy Bomber Aircraft.
6 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-41 air-cooled radial piston engines developing 3,500 horsepower each driving three-bladed propeller units; 4 x General Electric J47-GE-19 turbojet engines for additional thrust power.
Propulsion
439 mph
706 kph | 381 kts
Max Speed
45,197 ft
13,776 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling
7,500 miles
12,070 km | 6,517 nm
Operational Range
2,000 ft/min
610 m/min
Rate-of-Climb