(10-26-2017, 12:38 PM)gordi Wrote: Pretty cool!
(What's the benefit of the push propellers rather than pull?)
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On that particular aircraft it had more to do with streamlining and trying to get air over the cylinders for cooling.. Plus the B-36 was used as a reliability test bed for the pod mounted jet engines which would be mounted on the next bomber the B-47 IMO...
Back in those days experimenting with engine mounts and locations was something of a hit and miss as everything was done in wind tunnels.. IMO the B-36 was an awesome maintenance hog POS which led to the next strategic bomber being an all jet B-47.