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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Canceled in 1961</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary user</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Serial_number" title="Serial number">Serial</a></th><td class="infobox-data">51-5712</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">September 17, 1955</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed from</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36" class="mw-redirect" title="Convair B-36">Convair B-36</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Developed into</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Convair_X-6" title="Convair X-6">Convair X-6</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Convair NB-36H</b> was an experimental aircraft that carried a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_reactor" title="Nuclear reactor">nuclear reactor</a> to test its protective radiation shielding for the crew, but did not use it to power the aircraft. Nicknamed "The Crusader",<sup id="cite_ref-afmuseum_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afmuseum-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was created for the <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion" title="Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion">Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion</a> program (ANP for short), to show the feasibility of a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear-powered_aircraft" title="Nuclear-powered aircraft">nuclear-powered bomber</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its development ended with the cancellation of the ANP program. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Nuclear_Propulsion" title="Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion">Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion</a> (ANP) program, and the preceding Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project, worked to develop a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear-powered_aircraft" title="Nuclear-powered aircraft">nuclear propulsion system for aircraft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> initiated Project NEPA on May 28, 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After funding of $10 million in 1947,<sup id="cite_ref-Colon_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Colon-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NEPA operated until May 1951, when the project was transferred to the joint <a href="/wiki/United_States_Atomic_Energy_Commission" title="United States Atomic Energy Commission">Atomic Energy Commission</a> (AEC)/USAF ANP.<sup id="cite_ref-decay_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-decay-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The USAF pursued two different systems for nuclear-powered jet engines, the Direct Air Cycle concept, which was developed by <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a>, and Indirect Air Cycle, which was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney" title="Pratt & Whitney">Pratt & Whitney</a>. The program was intended to develop and test the <a href="/wiki/Convair_X-6" title="Convair X-6">Convair X-6</a>, a planned prototype for a fully functional nuclear-powered airplane.<sup id="cite_ref-XPlanes_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XPlanes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1952, <a href="/wiki/Carswell_Air_Force_Base" title="Carswell Air Force Base">Carswell Air Force Base</a> in Texas was hit by a tornado, severely damaging a number of aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-AtomicAmerica_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AtomicAmerica-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of the damaged airplanes was a <a href="/wiki/B-36" class="mw-redirect" title="B-36">B-36</a> bomber, and Convair suggested to the Air Force that it should be converted into an early prototype for the X-6, instead of being repaired.<sup id="cite_ref-AtomicAmerica_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AtomicAmerica-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Air Force agreed to this plan, and provided funding for an overhaul of the airplane.<sup id="cite_ref-AtomicAmerica_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AtomicAmerica-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The intention was to test fly an airplane with a functioning nuclear engine on board, but with it not yet powering the airplane at this stage.<sup id="cite_ref-XPlanes_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XPlanes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original crew and avionics cabin was replaced by a massive lead- and rubber-lined 11 ton crew section for a pilot, copilot, flight engineer and two nuclear engineers. Even the small windows had 25-to-30-centimeter-thick (10–12 in) <a href="/wiki/Lead_glass" title="Lead glass">lead glass</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-afmuseum_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afmuseum-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-aviationhistory_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aviationhistory-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aircraft was fitted with a 1-megawatt <a href="/wiki/Air-cooled_reactor" class="mw-redirect" title="Air-cooled reactor">air-cooled reactor</a>, with a weight of 35,000 pounds (16,000 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-Kaplan_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaplan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was hung on a hook in the middle bomb bay to allow for easy loading and unloading, so that the radioactive source could be kept safely underground between the test flights.<sup id="cite_ref-AtomicAmerica_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AtomicAmerica-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A monitoring system dubbed "<a href="/wiki/Project_Halitosis" title="Project Halitosis">Project Halitosis</a>" measured radioactive gases from the reactor.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Convair_NB-36H_airplane,_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg/220px-Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg/330px-Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg/440px-Convair_NB-36H_airplane%2C_the_first_aircraft_to_fly_with_an_operating_atomic_reactor_aboard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>An underside view of the aircraft</figcaption></figure> <p>The NB-36H completed 47 test flights and 215 hours of flight time (during 89 of which the reactor was operated) between September 17, 1955, and March 1957<sup id="cite_ref-nukereview_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nukereview-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> over <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. The test flights revealed, that with the shielding used, the crew would not be endangered by radiation from the reactor, including with low-altitude flights, but that there was a risk of <a href="/wiki/Radioactive_contamination" title="Radioactive contamination">radioactive contamination</a> in the event of an accident.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaplan_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaplan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1957, at the end of its run of flight tests, the NB-36H was decommissioned and scrapped at Carswell. The nuclear reactor was removed. With <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> tensions increasing in the late 1950s, the US government pushed for development of a heavy bomber with jet engines.<sup id="cite_ref-XPlanes_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-XPlanes-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Parallel programs of nuclear and conventional aircraft development sought to achieve this goal, but progress on the nuclear plane was slow.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaplan_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaplan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Eisenhower" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Eisenhower">Dwight Eisenhower</a> was not convinced of the need for the program, and he did not assign any urgency to it, although he did maintain funding.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the late 1950s the concept of nuclear-powered planes was increasingly seen by Congress as redundant, given the ongoing advances in <a href="/wiki/Supersonic_aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Supersonic aviation">supersonic aviation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">ballistic missile</a> development.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaffer_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaffer-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 1961, shortly after he took office, President <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> canceled the program.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his statement, Kennedy commented that the prospect of nuclear-powered planes was still very remote, despite 15 years of development and expenditure of around $1 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-Kaplan_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kaplan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Convair X-6 was never built,<sup id="cite_ref-radiationworks_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-radiationworks-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the NB-36H is to date the only American aircraft to carry an operational nuclear reactor.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scientific work carried out for the project did have some lasting value however, including methods for handling liquid metals and fused salts, which aided the development of nuclear generators and reactors used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Schaffer_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Schaffer-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NB36H-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/NB36H-1.jpg/220px-NB36H-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/NB36H-1.jpg/330px-NB36H-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/NB36H-1.jpg/440px-NB36H-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1169" /></a><figcaption>The NB-36H in flight. Note the 2 pods; each was mounted near the wingtips of the aircraft and both carried two GE <a href="/wiki/J47" class="mw-redirect" title="J47">J47</a> jet engines each.</figcaption></figure> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 5</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 49.38 m (162 ft 1 in)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 70.10 m (230 ft 0 in)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 14.23 m (46 ft 8 in)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 443.3 m<sup>2</sup> (4,770 sq ft)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 162,305 kg (357,500 lb)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 4 × <a href="/wiki/General_Electric" title="General Electric">General Electric</a> <a href="/wiki/J47" class="mw-redirect" title="J47">J47</a> <a href="/wiki/Turbojet" title="Turbojet">turbojets</a>, 23.1 kN (5,200 lbf) thrust each</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 6 × <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_R-4360" class="mw-redirect" title="Pratt & Whitney R-4360">Pratt & Whitney R-4360-53</a> radials, 2,830 kW (3,800 hp) each</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 676 km/h (420 mph, 360 kn)</li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 430 km/h (270 mph, 230 kn)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 12,200 m (40,000 ft)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p> <b>Related development</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">Convair B-36 Peacemaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_X-6" title="Convair X-6">Convair X-6</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-95LAL" title="Tupolev Tu-95LAL">Tupolev Tu-95LAL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WS-125" title="WS-125">WS-125</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_nuclear-powered_aircraft" title="List of nuclear-powered aircraft">List of nuclear-powered aircraft</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Convair_NB-36H&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media 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href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_Model_200" title="Convair Model 200">200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_Model_48_Charger" title="Convair Model 48 Charger">Charger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Civilian transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XC-99" title="Convair XC-99">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_Model_58-9" title="Convair Model 58-9">58-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">240</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">300</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_CV-240_family" title="Convair CV-240 family">340</a></li> <li><a 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title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">C-131 / R4Y / T-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_R3Y_Tradewind" title="Convair R3Y Tradewind">R3Y</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental aircraft</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_Kingfish" title="Convair Kingfish">Kingfish</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NB-36H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_X-6" title="Convair X-6">X-6</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General Dynamics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin/General_Dynamics_RB-57F_Canberra" title="Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra">RB-57F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL" title="General Dynamics F-16XL">F-16XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA" title="General Dynamics X-62 VISTA">X-62 VISTA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Model_100" title="General Dynamics Model 100">Model 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_Model_1600" title="Vought Model 1600">Model 1600</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22" title="Lockheed YF-22">YF-22</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>See also: <a href="/wiki/Template:Consolidated_aircraft" title="Template:Consolidated aircraft">Consolidated aircraft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Vultee_aircraft" title="Template:Vultee aircraft">Vultee aircraft</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF_bomber_designations,_Army/Air_Force_and_Tri-Service_systems" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_LB-1" title="Huff-Daland LB-1">LB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-10" title="Fokker F-10">LB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_XLB-3" title="Keystone XLB-3">LB-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XLB-4" title="Martin XLB-4">LB-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-5" title="Keystone LB-5">LB-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-3" title="Keystone B-3">LB-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_LB-6" title="Keystone LB-6">LB-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-4" title="Keystone B-4">LB-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-5" title="Keystone B-5">LB-14</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Medium bomber</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_XB-1" title="Huff-Daland XB-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_B-2_Condor" title="Curtiss B-2 Condor">B-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Heavy bomber</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_XHB-1" title="Huff-Daland XHB-1">HB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_XHB-2" title="Fokker XHB-2">HB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_XHB-3" title="Huff-Daland XHB-3">HB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence<br />(1930–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Huff-Daland_XB-1" title="Huff-Daland XB-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_B-2_Condor" title="Curtiss B-2 Condor">B-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-3" title="Keystone B-3">B-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-4" title="Keystone B-4">B-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-5" title="Keystone B-5">B-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keystone_B-6" title="Keystone B-6">B-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_Y1B-7" title="Douglas Y1B-7">B-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fokker_XB-8" title="Fokker XB-8">B-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YB-9" title="Boeing YB-9">B-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-10" title="Martin B-10">B-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_YOA-5" title="Douglas YOA-5">B-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-10" title="Martin B-10">B-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-10" title="Martin B-10">B-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-10" title="Martin B-10">B-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-15" title="Boeing XB-15">B-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-16" title="Martin XB-16">B-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress">B-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">B-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-19" title="Douglas XB-19">B-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Y1B-20" title="Boeing Y1B-20">B-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XB-21" title="North American XB-21">B-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">B-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">B-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">B-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">B-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">B-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-27" title="Martin XB-27">B-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XB-28_Dragon" title="North American XB-28 Dragon">B-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">B-29D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XB-30" title="Lockheed XB-30">B-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-31" title="Douglas XB-31">B-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-32_Dominator" title="Consolidated B-32 Dominator">B-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-33_Super_Marauder" title="Martin XB-33 Super Marauder">B-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">B-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-35" title="Northrop YB-35">B-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">B-36</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_YB-60" title="Convair YB-60">B-36G</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NB-36H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Ventura" title="Lockheed Ventura">B-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-38_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress">B-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-39_Superfortress" title="Boeing XB-39 Superfortress">B-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_YB-40_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress">B-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_XB-41_Liberator" title="Consolidated XB-41 Liberator">B-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-42_Mixmaster" title="Douglas XB-42 Mixmaster">B-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-43_Jetmaster" title="Douglas XB-43 Jetmaster">B-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">B-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-45_Tornado" title="North American B-45 Tornado">B-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XB-46" title="Convair XB-46">B-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">B-47</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-56" title="Boeing XB-56">B-47C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-48" title="Martin XB-48">B-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YB-49" title="Northrop YB-49">B-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">B-50</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-54" title="Boeing B-54">B-50C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-51" title="Martin XB-51">B-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">B-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XB-53" title="Convair XB-53">B-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-54" title="Boeing B-54">B-54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-55" title="Boeing XB-55">B-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-56" title="Boeing XB-56">B-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra" title="Martin B-57 Canberra">B-57</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_RB-57D_Canberra" title="Martin RB-57D Canberra">RB-57D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin/General_Dynamics_RB-57F_Canberra" title="Martin/General Dynamics RB-57F Canberra">RB-57F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler" title="Convair B-58 Hustler">B-58</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-59" title="Boeing XB-59">B-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_YB-60" title="Convair YB-60">B-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MGM-1_Matador" title="MGM-1 Matador">B-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">B-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAM-63_RASCAL" title="GAM-63 RASCAL">B-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-64_Navaho" title="SM-64 Navaho">B-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65_Atlas" title="SM-65 Atlas">B-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-66_Destroyer" title="Douglas B-66 Destroyer">B-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GAM-67_Crossbow" title="GAM-67 Crossbow">B-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_XB-68" title="Martin XB-68">B-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-2_Neptune" title="Lockheed P-2 Neptune">B-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie" title="North American XB-70 Valkyrie">B-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">B-71</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Long-range bomber<br />(1935–1936)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XB-15" title="Boeing XB-15">BLR-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XB-19" title="Douglas XB-19">BLR-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikorsky_XBLR-3" title="Sikorsky XBLR-3">BLR-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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A-26 Invader">B-26</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter-bomber, in F-series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22" title="Lockheed Martin FB-22">FB-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">FB-111</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-21_Raider" title="Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider">B-21</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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