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The YB-60 landing at Rogers Dry Lake, California. On 25 August 1950, Convair issued a formal proposal for a swept-winged version of the B-36 with all-jet propulsion. The Air Force was sufficiently interested that on 15 March 1951, it authorized Convair to convert two B-36Fs (49-2676 and 49-2684) as the B-36G.
Several Russian reports affirm the R-60 was widely used during the 1982 Lebanon war, and it was the main weapon used by the Syrians in air-to-air combat. Some Russian reports affirm that the R-60 was the most successful air-to-air missile deployed by the Syrians in Lebanon over the Bekaa Valley.
A stainless steel development of the Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chief's Special revolver, the Model 60 has a swing-out cylinder, and features an exposed hammer. It has been in production since 1965, and was the first regular production all stainless steel firearm made. [1]
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" [N 1] is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 is the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, although it was exceeded in span and weight by the one-off Hughes H-4 Hercules.
Data from FlightGlobal, Air & Space Forces Magazine, Boeing and Key.Aero General characteristics Crew: 2: pilot and instructor/passenger Length: 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m) Wingspan: 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m) Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Empty weight: 18,000 lb (8,165 kg) Gross weight: 22,000 [63] lb (9,979 kg) Fuel capacity: 4,500 pounds (2,000 kg) Powerplant: 1 × General Electric F404 -GE-103 ...
The Model 36 was designed in the era just after World War II, when Smith & Wesson stopped producing war materials and resumed normal production.
The McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft is an American stealthy subscale prototype jet designed to fly without the traditional empennage found on most aircraft.
The Cadillac Series 36-60 was Cadillac's entry-level product in the luxury vehicle market when it appeared in 1936, competing with the entry-level Packard Six.Each model year added the year prefix to the series (37-60 and 38-60) in the number hierarchy used at the time.