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XB-47 Stratojet Bomb Drop Test
XB-47 Stratojet Bomb Drop Test 
XB-47 Wind Tunnel Model
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XB-47 Stratojet JATO Test
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XB-47 Stratojet JATO Test 
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Spectators Watching XB-47 Stratojet Flight Trials at Moses Lake 
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Servicing and Testing XB-47 Stratojets 
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XB-47 Stratojet in Flight
XB-47 Stratojet in Flight 
Static Load Test of Boeing Model 345 (XB-29)
Static Load Test of Boeing Model 345 (XB-29) 
XB-47 Stratojet Takeoff
XB-47 Stratojet Takeoff 
XB-47 Stratojet in Flight over Victoria, BC
XB-47 Stratojet in Flight over Victoria, BC 
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Boeing XB-47s in Moses Lake Hangar 
XB-47 Stratojet in Flight
XB-47 Stratojet in Flight 
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XB-47 Stratojet Takeoff 
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Test of External Wing Fuel Tanks on B-47B Stratojet 
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XB-47 Stratojet First JATO Takeoff 
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XB-47 Stratojet on Apron 
B-47 Stratojet Ejection Seat Test
B-47 Stratojet Ejection Seat Test 
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Boeing XB-47 Carrying GAM-67 Crossbow Anti-Radar Missiles

At the time of its first flight, Dec. 17, 1947, the B-47 Stratojet represented a radical departure from traditional design, and it set the design standards for all large jet aircraft until the present time. The six-engine Boeing B-47 was America's first multiengine swept-wing jet bomber. Its thin 116-foot wing was extraordinarily flexible and swept back at a 35-degree angle. Eighteen small rocket units in the fuselage provided jet-assisted takeoff (JATO), and parachutes cut its landing speeds. Later models were powered by 5,200-pound-thrust axial-flow jet engines, and top speeds were 600 mph.

The B-47 medium bomber became the foundation of the Air Force's newly created Strategic Air Command, and many were adapted for several specialized functions. One became a missile carrier, others were reconnaissance aircraft or trainers or carried remote controls for other aircraft. Between 1947 and 1956, a total of 2,032 B-47s in all variants were built. Boeing built 1,373, Douglas Aircraft Co. built 274 and Lockheed Aircraft Corp. built 385. 
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Unique identifier BI47195 
Boeing ID bw94089 
Type Image 
Size 3589px × 2489px   8MB 
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