Author Topic: Aircraft Trivia (2) (Read 326 times)

fdiron · « **on:** February 03, 2002, 10:15:15 PM »

What was the largest military bomber ever to be produced?

-lynx- · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2002, 06:37:04 AM »

I think it was that Convair B36 Peacemaker monstrosity?

fdiron · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2002, 11:11:24 AM »

The B36 is the second largest plane in the world, with the spruce goose being bigger.
Heres a neat fact- The thickest part of the wing root is 10 feet deep. Now thats a huge wing!

Got the picture from this site. http://www.ask.com/main/metaAnswer.asp?t=m&s=a&en=directhit&o=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fask%2Edirecthit%2Ecom%2Ffcgi%2Dbin%2FRedirURL%2Efcg%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecowtown%2Enet%2Fproweb%2FB36%5FHome%2Ehtm%26qry%3DB36%26rnk%3D1%26cz%3D3f1ae30942b03470%26src%3DDH%5FASK%5FSRCH%26u%3D&ac=-1&pt=Convair+B%2D36+Peacemaker+and+YB%2D60&dm=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecowtown%2Enet%2Fproweb%2FB36%5FHome%2Ehtm&io=0&qid=CA748007D32DFF42A3F7E060E0F34EAE&back=ask%3DB36%26o%3D0&ask=B36

Wmaker · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2002, 01:43:34 PM »

Antonov An-225 Mriya is A LOT bigger than B-36.

-lynx- · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2002, 04:16:53 AM »

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What was the largest military bomber ever to be produced?

You can drop stuff out of any plane but Mriya is not a bomber;).

Wmaker · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2002, 04:32:12 AM »

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Originally posted by -lynx-
You can drop stuff out of any plane but Mriya is not a bomber;).

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Originally posted by fdiron
The B36 is the second largest plane in the world, with the spruce goose being bigger.

fdiron · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2002, 05:07:04 AM »

My data seems a bit dated. The B36 WAS the second biggest plane in the world for a while. Then a few bigger ones came out. However, its still the worlds biggest bomber.