The Air Force Once Considered Using Tracks on Landing Gear

On 26 March 1950, a U.S. Air Force Convair B-36 bomber took off with tank-style tracks instead of tires for its landing gear. Military planners were concerned that the B-36, at that time the heaviest aircraft in the U.S. inventory, was too heavy to operate from most airfields. The U.S. Air Force also tested tracks […]

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