Convair B-36J Peacemaker

Disclaimer right off the bat. This thing is so heavy that it basically broke the landing gear physics in the game. No matter what i do, the main gear cant get enough sideways traction to turn the aircraft on the ground. Just launch it directly from the runway. Unfortunately, this means i probably wont do anymore aircraft weighing more than 100 tons. Anyway, without further delay…

Six turnin’, Four burnin’! First flown only a year after the end of WWII, the Convair B36 was designed to be able to takeoff from the east coast of the United States, take the war to Nazi Germany, and return home. This impressive bomber never got its chance to see combat. However, as Germany was defeated, a new enemy, the Soviet Union emerged from the wreckage of Europe. Being the only strategic bomber able to carry the Mk.14 and Mk.17 Thermonuclear bombs, the Peacemaker would take on the role as the primary nuclear deterant during the Cold War, until eventually being replaced by the B-52. The B-36, although never seeing combat, left its mark on history as one of the only weapons, that if used, meant the world as we knew it was already over.

Slider 1: elevator trim