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The old airport has the wing of a B-36 which you probably could land a Piper Cub on.

It's not just the wing of a B-36, it is the whole airplane. Year's ago the plane was located at the old Greater Southwest airport, and you could walk right up to the B-36 and look inside. It is a huge airplane.

I think I heard on the news quite recently that they (whoever "they" are) are looking for someplace suitable to display the airplane.

You might recall that the B-36 was built in Fort Worth by Convair. The design of the plane in having the propellers on the backs of the wings instead of the front was considered radical. The plane was chosen, however, over a far more radical design called the Flying Wing. Some people still say the choice was politicallly motivated, and if the Flying Wing design had been followed, it would have lead to a more rapid advancement of aeronautical technology. Today's stealth aircraft somewhat resemble the old Flying Wing prototype.

"Today's stealth aircraft somewhat resemble the old Flying Wing prototype."

Correct.........only I'd say that the B2 resembles the old Flying Wing one helluva lot!!!! :)

Interesting plane, the B-36. I've never seen one, but would really love to. Six prop, four jet engines. EXTREMELY complex weapons system, that airplane. Sizeable crew.......VERY long preflight process. Never saw combat.

When I flew over, just the wing was left. I remember them moving the wing a few years (somewhere between 5 and 15 years) to a museum at Carswell over at Fort Worth.

Remember Jimmy Stwert flying them in that movie?