Answer (1 of 3): Nope. Not really similar. They are actually different generations. The B36 was first envisaged before the US entered the Second World War. It’s design was an evolving compromise. It’s main power plants were piston engines, with four small turbojets added later to bring the number
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When RAF Vulcans bombed NYC.
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Could the B-36 have been converted to an all-jet engine aircraft or weren't engines back then powerful enough or wasn't the aircraft itself suitable without swept wings? - Quora
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