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Convair's B-36J had 2 additional tanks, 1 on the outer panel of each wing, allowing an extra fuel load of 2,770 gallons. It also had a much stronger landing gear, permitting a gross takeoff weight of 410,000 pounds. The first production model of the B-36J flew in July, 1953. SAC received its full contingent of B-36Js in less than a year. A total of 33 B-36Js were accepted, starting in 1953 and phaseout was completed in 1959.
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