Atlantis B36 Peacemaker USAF Bomber (formerly Revell) 1/184

1/184 Scale. Produced from the original Revell Tooling. We have molded
this kit in shiny silver and clear, swivel stand molded in clear with
spring ring and small globe stand molded in silver. Updated decals.
Atlantis has tooled a new swivel ball as this kit originally had it
molded into the fuselage. 55 parts. Skill level 2.

The Convair B-36 Bomber, a 385,000 pound example of
aeronautical achievement, was the world’s largest combat aircraft.
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.
Four General Electric J-47 turbojet engines paired in
‘pods’ under the outer wings supplemented six 3,500 hp Pratt &
Whitney engines to accomplish over-target speed in excess of 435 mph.
Old sliding type bomb-bay doors became obsolete with the installation
of the B-36 snap-action doors, which opened or closed in 2 seconds!
Pressurized crew compartments forward and aft of the
bomb-bay accommodated fifteen men, including a four-man relief crew.
Communication and passage between compartments was via a four wheeled
cart, which ran in a 25 inch diameter pressurized tunnel extending the
entire 85 ft length of the all metal circular middle fuselage
structure.
The bomber was 162 ft long and had a wingspan of 230 ft.
She carried a bomb load of 84000 lb.