Designing the B-47 Stratojet. The most distinct feature of the B-47, arguably, is the swept-wing design. The B-47 was in fact the first bomber ever to feature a swept wing.

The Stratojet made her maiden flight on December 17, 1947, and officially entered U.S. Air Force service in June 1951. Compared with the Peacemaker that preceded her, the Stratojet was relatively ...

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.’s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951, marking a significant transition in military aviation. -Designed for high-altitude, long-range missions to ...

Boeing RB-47E Stratojet. (U.S. Air Force photo) As the story goes, and is told in several media outlets, Capt. Lappo was, “Reported by his navigator” to some higher authority after the bridge ...

Boeing RB-47H Stratojet 53-4299. After being retired from active duty from the 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing at nearby Forbes Field, Topeka, Kansas, ...

But it has to go," says retired Col. Don Cassiday, president of the B-47 Stratojet Association. SAC vets who flew sleek, dangerous B-47s gather for last time in Omaha Skip to main content Skip to ...

The XB-47A Stratojet bomber, an icon of aerospace history, returned to Edwards Air Force Base today. After completing flight testing at Edwards from 1948 to 1954, the prototype Stratojet spent the ...

The Stratojet holds the cross-country speed record of 3 hours and 46 minutes for a flight between Moses Lake, Washington, and Andrews Air Force base in Maryland.

One of the more extreme engine conversions of the platform, the Chase XC-123A incorporated turbojets in pods like the Boeing B-47 Stratojet. [U.S. Air Force] Not all cargo aircraft begin their ...