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<blockquote data-quote="MIGUEL" data-source="post: 200916" data-attributes="member: 1054"><img src="http://www.air-and-space.com/peacemkr/AFFTCHO%20NB-36H%20al.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The &quot;Convair Crusader&quot; NB-36H, 51-5712 was equipped with a functioning air-cooled nuclear reactor and a lead shielded crew compartment. The reactor did not power the airplane. Tests were conducted to determine the effects of radiation on instrumentation and equipment. <img src="http://www.air-and-space.com/Convair/Consolidated%20Vultee%20N26372%20YB-60%2049-2676%20m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />First flight of Convair YB-60, 49-2676. Beryl Erickson was the pilot on the first flight of the YB-60 on April 18, 1952, three days after the first flight of the Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress.<img src="http://www.air-and-space.com/afftcho%2020000608/yb-60%20j%20l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The YB-60, 49-2676 was Convair's alternative to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It is seen here in flight over Texas. The cruise speed of the YB-60 was only 467 miles per hour compared to the Stratofortress's cruise speed of 521 miles per hour. The flight controls had been designed for operation at much lower airspeeds, so the control forces were very high and the response of the airplane was slow. Photo courtesy AFFTC/HO.The stalling speed of the YB-60 was 140 miles per hour.&nbsp; That is about 30 miles per hour slower than the stalling speed of the B-52.&nbsp; The wing of the YB-60 (5,239 square feet) was much larger than the wing of the B-52 (4,000 square feet) and the maximum weight of the YB-60 was only 410,000 pounds compared to the maximum gross weight of 450,000 pounds for the B-52.<img src="http://www.air-and-space.com/afftcho%2020000608/yb-60%20a%20l.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Rare color photo of the YB-60 over Rogers Dry Lake on the approach to the old main runway. Photo courtesy AFFTC/HO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MIGUEL, post: 200916, member: 1054"] [IMG]http://www.air-and-space.com/peacemkr/AFFTCHO%20NB-36H%20al.jpg[/IMG] The "Convair Crusader" NB-36H, 51-5712 was equipped with a functioning air-cooled nuclear reactor and a lead shielded crew compartment. The reactor did not power the airplane. Tests were conducted to determine the effects of radiation on instrumentation and equipment. [IMG]http://www.air-and-space.com/Convair/Consolidated%20Vultee%20N26372%20YB-60%2049-2676%20m.jpg[/IMG] First flight of Convair YB-60, 49-2676. Beryl Erickson was the pilot on the first flight of the YB-60 on April 18, 1952, three days after the first flight of the Boeing YB-52 Stratofortress. [IMG]http://www.air-and-space.com/afftcho%2020000608/yb-60%20j%20l.jpg[/IMG] The YB-60, 49-2676 was Convair's alternative to the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. It is seen here in flight over Texas. The cruise speed of the YB-60 was only 467 miles per hour compared to the Stratofortress's cruise speed of 521 miles per hour. The flight controls had been designed for operation at much lower airspeeds, so the control forces were very high and the response of the airplane was slow. Photo courtesy AFFTC/HO. The stalling speed of the YB-60 was 140 miles per hour. That is about 30 miles per hour slower than the stalling speed of the B-52. The wing of the YB-60 (5,239 square feet) was much larger than the wing of the B-52 (4,000 square feet) and the maximum weight of the YB-60 was only 410,000 pounds compared to the maximum gross weight of 450,000 pounds for the B-52. [IMG]http://www.air-and-space.com/afftcho%2020000608/yb-60%20a%20l.jpg[/IMG] Rare color photo of the YB-60 over Rogers Dry Lake on the approach to the old main runway. Photo courtesy AFFTC/HO. [/QUOTE]

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