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| Large B-36 Wheel |
The B-36 originally had large wheels as shown. I believe it had one on a side. The weight on the runway became a limiting factor in the airfields available so they went to four smaller wheels on a side to spread out the weight, see landing gear behind and shot below.
You may notice that I had some distortion caused by the lens for this shot.
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| B-36 Quad Landing Gear Wheels |
This newer arrangement allowed the B-36 to use more air bases without rebuilding the runways.
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| B-36 Wheels |
This shot may show the comparison of the sizes better than the two above. I used the low camera position, I think, to good advantage on this shot.
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