Convair B-36 Peacemaker Strategic Bomber.

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ResistTemporary9528@reddit

Aluminum overcast was the actual nickname I believe.

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1969Malibu@reddit

I was going off the title of a book about the type but either is acceptable I'm sure. "Magnesium Overcast: The Story of the Convair B-36"

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scbriml@reddit

Oof, plane porn!

Anyone who likes the B-36 needs to watch James Stewart in the film Strategic Air Command.

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Adiabat41@reddit

The first thing I thought of was Jimmy Stewart talking through his O2 mask in the movie!

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old_knurd@reddit

There is a nice 6.5 minute video on YouTube if you want a sample. The plane is magnificent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FJVxtTNjJk&t=0s

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_BladeGunter_@reddit

But this plane was not the fucker who blew up iwoshima?

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Sprintzer@reddit

Highly recommend the move Strategic Air Command, which heavily features this beast. This era of the Cold War was so interesting

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howdiedoodie66@reddit

Isn't it mostly B-47s? Also a very interesting Cold War jet.

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Sprintzer@reddit

That is also featured kind of in the 2nd half of the movie

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Johan-2023@reddit

Looks like an interesting watch. I'm going to check it out.

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/61880-strategic-air-command

Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert "Dutch" Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his professional baseball career

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John_Brickermann@reddit

It makes peace by obliterating everything that is not peace

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Quantillion@reddit

I feel more peaceful already. Though it might be the exhaust fumes talking.

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0621Hertz@reddit

Is there a particular reason for its existence of its engine layout? Could they not decide if they wanted a jet or a turboprop?

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Western_Airport269@reddit

Most of the time, the jets were used to get the thing off of the ground and also used for an extra "burst" of speed over target areas, but otherwise kept shut off due to low fuel efficiency.

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0621Hertz@reddit

Did they use the same fuel the piston engines did?

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I believe so. Most turbine engines are very versatile when it comes to fuel they could use. For instance, the GTMs the Navy uses (LM 2500) run off of "Diesel Fuel, Marine", which is the same fuel the Colt-Pielstick main diesels on other ships use. They could also use JP-4, JP-5, JP-8, JET-A...

On another note, Chrysler made a gas turbine powered car once, and it supposedly ran for a while on tequila. Might not be the most efficient. But if it burns and makes power...

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Maximus560@reddit

IIRC jet engines were still in its infancy and less reliable than the turboprops at the time but they had better high altitude performance than the props.

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Astronomer_Least@reddit

peacebreaker

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itchygentleman@reddit

More maneuverable at very high altitude than fighters of its day. Thats pretty nuts, conaidering how big it is.

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jmorlin@reddit

The wing loading that does it. A lot of the fighters of it's day were really interceptors in disguise as well.

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Bitter-Tourist-8563@reddit

Peacemaker....no pun intended

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COMMLXIV@reddit

Kind of sad that they never ended up building the X6 nuclear-powered bomber. They did at least test a nuclear reactor in a B-36, pretty hairy stuff :)

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RewardGlass2872@reddit

Hopefully Heading Toward Iran!

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interstellar-dust@reddit

Quite a twisted way to make peace.

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ClassicDragon@reddit

6 turning 4 burning

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interstellar-dust@reddit

Dang, I missed counting those glory holes!!! That’s way too many.

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Natural-Situation758@reddit

2 turnin’, 2 burnin’, 2 choking, 2 smoking and 2 more unaccounted for.

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Airborne_Oreo@reddit

They have one of these at the Nation Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, OH. Very cool to see.

Museum is free. If anyone is in Dayton area I highly recommend stopping by and checking out everything they have.

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Atellani@reddit (OP)

It is colorized.

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GTOdriver04@reddit

Seen one in person. Absolutely massive bird.

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Atellani@reddit (OP)

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BGKGTceC40E