The B-36 Peacemaker In The Garage - Recap

A summary of what’s going on for those who are new to this channel.
Welcome to all, and thank you to my long time followers!

[@johnsciara9418]

The B-36 located at Castle AFB had been located previously at Chanute AFB, Rantoul IL. It is a RH-36, the only one of that kind left. This is Amazing a true labor of love.

[@scroggins100]

Hi Brian, Greetings from across the pond. Remarkable effort sir. Never ceases to amaze me, the things determined folk can accomplish in their garage. Good luck to you sir.

[@jonsingle1614]

I live in Fort Worth...I remember as a kid going to see the B36 on display at the greater Southwest Airport....when that airport closed the B36 was moved to Lockheed across from Carswell AFB....and from there it was attempted to be restored...the front fuselage was often displayed at Carswell air shows....and of course sadly the B36 was lost from Fort Worth

[@knucklehead7456]

WOW!! I used to work at "The Bomber Plant" in FtWorth, where they built them. Building 2, the Main Assyembly Bay, was 1 1/4 Miles long unobstructed. I think the Tail might have been 57 ft tho.🤔 I say that because the Steel Beams and Gerters, in the Plant, were 50' high. They had a Center Aisle in the Plant called the 50' Aisle, cuz it was 50' high. In all the pics, the Tail sticks up into the High Steel. They had to lower the Tail and raise the Nose in order to move them down the Line or to get them out of the 50' Door at the North end 🤠

[@tommyanderson-filmmaker3976]

Your my new hero, we need to make a movie on this.

[@B36HPeacemaker]

A movie might work once the big check comes in the mail and I start of the wing spar.

[@jasonmarmor4683]

You have a gift! It's been fascinating watching the cockpit & flight deck getting fitted out and constructed over time - and you work fast! It would be neat to see a time lapse of the entire build. Magnificent.

[@B36HPeacemaker]

A time lapse would have been amazing if I started on day one. I might be able to put something together in the future, but now I’ve got so much to build that’s all I can focus on.

[@johnandrobinmccoy8305]

I've seen some interesting things on youtube. This project might be the best. Such attention to detail and skill. Awesome.

[@pcj3405]

Cool and thanks again for sharing this project.

[@jamesroets800]

Thanks for that info! Interesting to hear how you started this project.

[@physicsphirst191]

Amazing to reflect back on the progress made in just the few short months...

[@cdfe3388]

So you currently have a B-36 (or at least the beginnings thereof) in your garage. At what point do you expect to transition to having a garage in your B-36? Seriously though, it’s looking awesome.

[@B36HPeacemaker]

Thank you! Now that’s my kind of question, now if I could only produce your kind of answer.

[@cdfe3388]

@@B36HPeacemaker Labor of love, my man! I spent a year turning an old crappy 1/48 Monogram plastic kit into a B-17 with complete interior and a pinup of my wife on the nose, and I’m not that good at building models. You’re taking it to another level, putting us all to shame with this project, and I love it!

[@lancomedic]

Why did they add an engineer in the later models. You would think that it would be the opposite, using what they’ve learned to simplify engine management. Were the engines so unreliable that they needed 2 people to monitor them?

[@B36HPeacemaker]

I can’t speak for other large aircraft but the B-36 had two engineers like it had at least three men who could fly the plane in the event another was killed in combat. In the early models, the second engineer sat behind the aircraft commander and had a clear view of the panels and could easily assist the first engineer. In the later models, the seat behind the aircraft commander was simply moved to beside the first engineer and the station modified accordingly.