A striking seasonal phenomenon is unfolding off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, as cold, nutrient-rich waters rise to the ...

As Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Sri Lanka’s first female Executive President, turns 80 on June 29, a timely question ...

It looked ahead while built from the past. The B-47 Stratojet fused WWII engineering with jet-age innovation to become the USAF’s first swept-wing nuclear bomber—and the backbone of Strategic ...

Known as the “Mother Jet,” the B-47 Stratojet revolutionized aviation with its speed and design. Discover how this pioneering bomber shaped modern airpower and set the standard for future jets.

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to monitor the Soviet military and ...

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] One of the more extreme engine ...

The B-47’s flexible wing, built and optimized for high-speed flight, introduced the concept of aileron reversal. [image: Adobe Stock] Little known or remembered today, the Boeing B-47 Stratojet paved ...

An artwork by artist Peter Chilelli depicts the Boeing B-47 Stratojet nuclear-capable strategic bomber underneath the Mackinaw Bridge on Apr. 24, 1959.

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.