Convair's B-36 Peacemaker was called a 'MegaBomber' when it was first introduced into service on August 28, 1947. An enormous aircraft, it was as complex as it was large. Its 28-cylinder R-4360 engines were the very height of piston technology, and with the addition of the jet pods to later marques to assist with takeoff and top speed, the aircraft became even more complicated. With its 19-foot propellers and six engines, it produced an Earth-shaking drone that could be felt from 40,000 feet. Produced in a wide variety of variants, including unarmed crew trainers, strategic bombers, and reconnaissance bombers, the plane was manufactured for seven years. The last B-36 was delivered on August 18, 1954, and the type was retired altogether on February 12, 1959. It was the end of an era.
For FSX (native, not a portover) and FS2004 only
Features
includes B-36B and B-36H exterior models (only H model has the jet engines)
full FSX model with all FSX features (bump mapping, self-shadowing, bloom etc)
two high-detail SAC bare-metal/magnesium reflective texture sets
full soundset included with unique prop/jet mix, based on recording of real B-36
authentic virtual cockpit with animations and mousable controls
bombardier's area included in v-c
highly authentic flight model with illustrated checklist
animated extendable/retractable gun turrets (3 pairs of turrets)
animated bomb bay with textured interior
authentic undercarriage structure and animations
5 realistic crew figures in SAC clothing, togglable
automatic, realistic smoke effects
authentic 2D panel with xml gauges, custom pop-ups, fully mousable with night illumination
additional lower-poly AI model included
source .pds layered texture files available for easy repaints
This addon shows its age but nethertheless it is worth buying if you like to rediscover how our dads or grandads managed to fly those slow, heavy, complex airplanes. The sound is very impressive (think it was picked up from a documentary). The jet-engined bombers soon replaced them but we must keep in mind that the B 36 was designed to bomb Germany from the States in case Britain had fallen which, thanks heaven, never happened.
Optisch voll gelungen. Leider nur zwei Varianten mit jeweils einer Bemahlung. Deswegen ist der Preis ein wenig zu hoch. Für Liehaber von Oldtimern jedoch ein "Muß".