Today the Russian Aerospace Forces operates the Tupolev Tu-95 (NATO reporting name “Bear”), a long-range bomber that first entered service in 1952. It remains the only propeller-powered bomber in ...

She Was Just Massive: The B-36 “Peacemaker” was the largest American warplane to date when it debuted after WWII, designed to carry heavy payloads across intercontinental distances. -Produced by ...

The B-36 could reach over 400 mph with "six turning and four burning," as the slogan went. Today, only four examples remain in existence, with none in airworthy condition due to the complexity of the ...

Those who deal in the game of warbirds are used to both giving and receiving the advice of "how to eat an elephant." The "one bite at a time" approach – although tedious and not for the impatient – ...

Built as a high altitude strategic bomber, this very low-level flyby seems a bit too risky for a B-36, still this video is quite impressive and it shows the Peacemaker as you have never seen before!

Out in the Arizona desert stands a forgotten symbol of the nuclear age. The nuclear age started in the West, which has its share of Cold War relics: the Trinity test site in New Mexico, the uranium ...

The years following World War II were a fascinating time for aviation. The war had brought incredibly rapid technological advancement, bridging the gap between small and slow propeller aircraft to ...

Carl Bachhuber, an avid RC enthusiast, decided to go big or go home with a model plane he built over a number of years. It's modeled after a lesser known bomber called the Convair B-36 B Peacemaker ...

Only a few airplanes could be pointed to and said in confidence were designed by an absolute mad lad. But among these names, one stands out as being especially bizarre, bonkers, and certifiably loony ...

HURST, Texas (AP) - At 93, Dick Thrasher considers himself lucky. Not only lucky to be alive, he said, but also lucky enough to have survived three harrowing events in the sky. Sixty-five years ago, ...