The B-47 was so aerodynamically clean that generating the drag necessary to slow down and land safely required the use of drogue parachutes. The B-47 Stratojet, a Cold War-era strategic bomber ...

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 ...

Meet the B-47: The Boeing B-47 Statrojet was the first pure jet strategic bomber; yes, the B-36 did have four General Electric J47 turbojet engines, but six piston-driven engines outnumbered them ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

B-47 Association veteran Bob Culp examines the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum’s Stratojet during the group’s final reunion this week in Omaha.

The XB-47A Stratojet bomber, an icon of aerospace history, returned to Edwards Air Force Base today.

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.

Senior Editor Dan Marx speaks with Sohil Singh, president of Business Development at StratoJet, about the company's Hawk roll-to-roll device; the Falcon XL-3300 roll-to-roll device; and the Shark ...