NB-36H | |
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The Convair NB-36 in flight, with a B-50 Superfortress | |
Role | Experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Convair |
First flight | September 17, 1955 |
Status | Canceled in 1961 |
Primary user | United States Air Force |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Convair B-36 |
Developed into | Convair X-6 |
Other name(s) | "The Crusader" |
Serial | 51-5712 |
The Convair NB-36H was an experimental aircraft that carried a nuclear reactor to test its protective radiation shielding for the crew, but did not use it to power the aircraft. Nicknamed "The Crusader",[1] it was created for the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program (ANP for short), to show the feasibility of a nuclear-powered bomber.[2] Its development ended with the cancellation of the ANP program.
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