Charles Lindbergh <spirit@stlouis.invalid> wrote in
news:ur641chpk21m7t5ouobrr9nf74ms420hje@4ax.com:
> On Thu, 27 Oct 2016 09:37:44 -0400, J Three <J3@postDontEmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> That is an interesting picture. The best information I could find
> about this is; the B-36 was used to transport B-58 airframes. I
> assume it was for manufacturing purposes, but I could not find a
> thorough explanation. Anyone have more detail?
a one off only ----
from Carswell, AFB, Fort Worth, TX to Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH for
structural tests
One B-36 was modified to haul the airframe of the Convair B-58 Hustler
bomber. The wings of the B-58 prevented the B-36 from retracting its main
landing gear, and so it had to be flow with gear down all the way through
its flight, with the B-36's jet engines left powered up to maintain
airspeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxrwpur_Op8
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