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The B-36J Peacemaker hand made wood model airplane is made of the finest kiln of dried mahogany and carefully hand crafted by our master craftsmen. From the most complicated details up to the simplest ones, the Air Force B-36J Peacemaker hand made model is hand painted. Some parts of it are made of hand molded resin. In addition to that, after each step is completed, the US Air Force B-36J Peacemaker model plane is being checked for any revisions before it goes to the next step thus, this is an assurance that each step is well done. This B-36J Peacemaker model airplane has a scale of 1/100, a wingspan of 27.75" and fuselage length of 20.25". Each B-36J Peacemaker Mahogany Model Aircraft is place in a box with foams shaped according to the form of the model aircraft thus this ensures that each model delivered to our customers is damage free.

History:

The B-36J Peacemaker was the last production variant of the B-26. It had two additional fuel tanks, one on the outer panel of each wing, which increased the fuel load by 2770 gallons, for a total fuel capacity of 36,396 gallons. It also had a much stronger landing gear, permitting a gross takeoff weight as high as 410,000 pounds. The YB-36J flew for the first time in July of 1953. The first production B-36J flew in September of 1953. The last 14 B-36Js were manufactured as B-36J(III) featherweights, with all guns removed except the pair of cannon at the tail position. The crew was reduced to 13, and the blisters were replaced by flat windows. A total of 33 B-36s were accepted, the last one (a III featherweight) being delivered on August 14, 1954. On February 12, 1959, the last B-36J Peacemaker (and the final J built by Convair--52-2827) left Biggs AFB, Texas, where it had been on duty with the 95th Heavy Bombardment Wing, and was flown to Amon Carter Field in Fort Worth, where it was put on permanent display.