Convair B-36 twin cannon turrets - GIF

**Altair** · Mar 8, 2020, 07:13 PM

Convair B-36 Peacemaker twin cannon turrets.

Previously:

Convair B-36 bomber tracked landing gear - photo and video
Trainee bombardiers practice on a caricature of emperor Hirohito - GIF
M61 Vulcan cannon feed system - GIF

**Duke_of_URL** · Mar 9, 2020, 07:08 PM

I was fortunate enough to have walked around and gone inside a B-36. What a massive beast it was. The Throttle Quadrant alone must have been 3 feet wide.

**owen moore** · Mar 10, 2020, 12:49 AM

That's why they described it's engines as " six turn'in and four burn'in". It was a literal aluminum overcast!

**baja** · Mar 10, 2020, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by owen moore

That's why they described it's engines as " six turn'in and four burn'in". It was a literal aluminum overcast!

This from Wikipedia: As engine fires occurred with the B-36's radial engines, some crews humorously changed the aircraft's slogan from "six turning, four burning" into "two turning, two burning, two smoking, two choking, and two more unaccounted for." We will be taking the grandkids to Pima Air and Space Museum soon and will see the last B-36 built which is on display there. I had occaision to be driving behind the museum during the time they were restoring it at the rear of the grounds and saw the progression of it.

**greyhoundollie** · Mar 17, 2020, 07:13 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1...XC-99_1954.jpg

I havent been there in over 40 years but this XC-99 at Kelly Air Force base was built with a B-36 wing. Only had 6 turning though as I remember. It was a double decker freight plane that didnt catch on.