This beautiful poster has been re-mastered from an original 1951 advertisement for the Convair B-36F “Peacemaker” bomber, advertised as the world’s largest war plane. The B-36F variant was a unique aircraft design, in that it was fitted with six piston/propeller engines and four jet engines.
The vibrant colors and detail of this classic image have been painstakingly brought back to life to preserve a great piece of history.
The high-resolution image is printed on heavy archival photo paper, on a large-format, professional giclée process printer. The poster is shipped in a rigid cardboard tube, and is ready for framing.
The 13"x19" and 24”x36” formats are excellent image sizes that look great as a stand-alone piece of art, or grouped as a visual statement. These posters require no cutting, trimming, or custom framing, and a wide variety of these frames are readily available at your local craft or hobby retailer, and online. The 24”x36” posters have a 1” white border.
A great vintage print for your home, shop, or business!
HISTORY OF THE CONVAIR B-36F PEACEMAKER & CONVAIR CORPORATION
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built, at 230 ft. (the B-52 wingspan is 185 ft.). The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering any of the nuclear weapons in the U.S. arsenal from inside its four bomb bays without aircraft modifications. With a range of 10,000 mi. and a maximum payload of 87,200 lb., the B-36 was capable of intercontinental flight without refueling.
Entering service in 1948, the B-36 was the primary nuclear weapons delivery vehicle of Strategic Air Command (SAC) until it was replaced by the jet-powered Boeing B-52 Stratofortress beginning in 1955. All but four aircraft have been scrapped.
B-36A: Production variant, unarmed, used for training, 22 units built, all but one converted to RB-36E.
XC-99: A cargo/transport version of the B-36. One unit built.
B-36B: Armed production variant with six 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) R-4360-41 engines, 73 built, later conversions to RB-36D and B-36D.
RB-36B: Designation for 39 B-36Bs temporarily fitted with a camera installation.
YB-36C: Projected variant of the B-36B with six 4,300 hp (3,200 kW) R-4360-51 engines driving tractor propellers, not built.
B-36C: Production version of the YB-36, completed as B-36Bs.
B-36D: Same as B-36B, but fitted with four J47-GE-19 engines, two each in two underwing pods, 22 units built and 64 conversions from B-36B.
B-36F: Same as B-36D, but it was fitted with six 3,800 hp. R-4360-53 engines and four J47-GE-19 engines, 34 units were built.
CONVAIR
Convair, previously Consolidated Vultee, was an American aircraft manufacturing company that later expanded into rockets and spacecraft. The company was formed in 1943 by the merger of Consolidated Aircraft and Vultee Aircraft. In 1953, it was purchased by General Dynamics, and operated as their Convair Division for most of its corporate history.
The Convair corporation is best known for its military aircraft; it produced aircraft such as the Convair B-36 Peacemaker and Convair B-58 Hustler strategic bombers, and the Convair F-102 Delta Dagger and Convair F-106 Delta Dart interceptors. It also manufactured the first Atlas rockets, including the rockets that were used for the crewed orbital flights of Project Mercury.
The company also entered the jet airliner business with its Convair 880 and Convair 990 designs. These were smaller than contemporary aircraft like the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8, but somewhat faster than both. This combination of features failed to find a profitable niche and the company exited the airliner design business. However, the manufacturing capability built up for these projects proved very profitable and the company became a major subcontractor for airliner fuselages.
In 1994, most of the company's divisions were sold by General Dynamics to McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed, with the remaining components deactivated in 1996.
