The Peacemaker was the first operational bomber able to deliver intercontinental-range nuclear missions without relying on overseas bases. Its six pusher propellers and later four supplementary jet engines reflected a transitional moment between piston-powered strategic aviation and the all-jet bomber force that followed.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICB-36 PeacemakerF-35A Lightning II
Top speed
435 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
45,700 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
10,000 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1949REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Intercontinental strategic bomberDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
