General Curtis LeMay and SAC could not have functioned without this first true "Heavy" bomber. Cutting edge for its times after Korea and before the all jet B-47 and B-52.
Like the first and following nuclear submarines. The B-36 was an integral tool for peace. That thankfully never fired a shot or dropped a bomb in anger.
There was a passageway in each wing, so mechanics could, if necessary; work on the six turbo-prop engines In Flight!
The twin J-85s were more for show than anything. Plus a trolley tunnel above the bomb bays. That monster must have been an SOB to Pressurize!
Jack.