Inside Brian Pierson’s extraordinary scratch-built Convair B-36H Peacemaker project, as contributor Austin Hancock details the…
Only four complete Convair B-36 Peacemakers remain from the 384 built. Adam Estes details the…
Brian Pierson advances his scratch-built Convair B-36H cockpit, adding aluminum canopy work, functional controls, and…
One man’s epic journey to build the long-range nuclear bomber from scratch
The crash of a Convair B-36 Peacemaker on February 13, 1950, still holds mystery today.
by Adam Estes Convair's massive B-36 Peacemaker emerged from a U.S. Army Air Forces' request…
The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a six-engine, very heavy bomber produced to meet specifications issued…
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