B36

[syf350]

linky (http://www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/media/062/B-36J%20Engineer.html)

:willy:

[VITE1]

WOW.

[Norm]

Neat. :seasix:

[snide]

:cool: :thumbs::thumbs:

:cheers:

[C5Nate]

There is a bulb out on #5 engine torque gauge.

[DukeAllen]

Crissakes...it's hard enough finding one button on the wife...how in hell did they memorize all that?

Claustrophobic but impressive as hell. Has me thinking of Jimmy Stewart in Strategic Air Command. :seasix:

[Jeff '79]

:afrocool:

[NeedSpeed]

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110810223832/althistory/es/images/8/82/Convair-b-36j.jpg

[Kevin_73]

I don't see any throttles or gauges for the jet engines, but there are jet engine fire indicator lights above the co-pilot's panel.
The early B-36's only had the 6 recip engines, they added the four turbojets on later versions. It appears they might have scabbed the instrument panels from different versions for this museum display.

[Sea Six]

Very cool.

[Rob]

where do they crawl into that box?

[Mike Mercury]

Crissakes...it's hard enough finding one button on the wife...how in hell did they memorize all that?


:lol:

I got to go inside the one at the USAF Museum in Dayton Ohio. Was able to sit at the engine control station; and then peak my head up inside the observation dome in the fuselage ceiling.

Awesome.

[xXBUDXx]

Someone has pissed in the pilot's seat. :leaving:

[onedef92]

That mofo's got some serious circuitry in it.

[GentleBen]

I think it would be harder to be the Flight Engineer on that beast than to be the pilot - especially if there was only one of you. :seasix:

[jaxgator]

I don't see any throttles or gauges for the jet engines, but there are jet engine fire indicator lights above the co-pilot's panel.

Looks like the throttles are on the horizontal piece in front of the engineer's seats.

I think it would be harder to be the Flight Engineer on that beast than to be the pilot - especially if there was only one of you. :seasix:

There's two seats so I would assume two engineers.

[Kevin_73]

Looks like the throttles are on the horizontal piece in front of the engineer's seats.


I see mixture and throttle levers for all six of the recip engines, but no throttles for the four turbojets.

[jaxgator]

I see mixture and throttle levers for all six of the recip engines, but no throttles for the four turbojets.

Ah, I misread your original post.

[Truck Guy]

:seasix:

[syf350]

I don't see any throttles or gauges for the jet engines, but there are jet engine fire indicator lights above the co-pilot's panel.
The early B-36's only had the 6 recip engines, they added the four turbojets on later versions. It appears they might have scabbed the instrument panels from different versions for this museum display.

jet throttles top left looking out front window:cheers:

yes, i'm bored.

[aj]

When they went out of service Carswell did a farewell flight over the DFW area. The B-36 was surrounded by 4 B52s and flew at around 1500 ft. I was in a swimming pool and seriously, the water shook as they flew over.

Very impressive airplane.

[Kevin_73]

jet throttles top left looking out front window:cheers:

yes, i'm bored.

:seasix:

Yep, there they are!
The turbojets were stuck on that plane pretty much as an afterthought. It makes sense that they didn't bother integrating the controls for them with the rest of the engine controls.

It also shows how much simpler turbojets are to operate than recips. :lol:

[BADRACR1]

Hooooleee sheeeet!:shots:

[Kerrmudgeon]

I'm with Dixie on that....how the hell do you get into that thing. I looked all around and couldn't find an exit/entrance! check out the leg room for the engineers...YIKES! :willy:

[Zed16]

To the right of the right hand engineer's seat there is room to squeeze by. The access to the plane is further back in the fuselage

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Cool plane.

Jimmy Stewart in Strategic Air Command -

Six Turnin and Four Burnin - YouTube