1. INTRODUCTION

2. OBSERVATIONS  
2.1. SOFIA  
2.2. APEX  
2.3. Ancillary data

3. RESULTS  
3.1. The integrated intensity map  
3.2. Multiple velocity components, absorption, and high-velocity wings  
3.3. Gas dynamics in [C II] and CO  
3.4. High-velocity wing emission

4. ANALYSIS  
4.1. The expanding shell energetics from Herschel  
4.2. The expanding shell energetics from [C II]  
4.3. The mass and momentum flux of the high-velocity wings

5. DISCUSSION  
5.1. The diffuse X-ray emission map  
5.2. Properties of the hot plasma  
5.3. 3D structure of RCW 36  
5.4. The pressure and energy budget in RCW 36  
5.5. Feedback driven turbulence  
5.6. Leakage of the hot plasma

6. CONCLUSIONS