Beoing WB-47E Stratojet on static display on the East Lawn of the Museum of Flight, Seattle
Beoing WB-47E Stratojet on static display on the East Lawn of the Museum of Flight, Seattle. The B-47 Stratojet remains one of the most important aircraft ever designed by The Boeing Company. More than fifty years ago, the B-47 emerged as the world's first large multi-engine swept-wing airplane -- a design configuration that became the standard for all modern jetliners. In addition to its 35-degree swept wings, the B-47 featured pod-mounted engines and "bicycle" landing gear, which marked a daring departure from existing aircraft designs. In all, 2,042 B-47s were produced by Boeing, Lockheed, and Douglas. During thein the 1950s, the B-47 became the backbone of the Strategic Air Command's medium bomber fleet. Aside from its lasting contribution to aircraft design, the B-47 will be remembered as a primary deterrent to nuclear war at a time when that possibility was most threatening. After serving with SAC from 1953 to 1963, the Museum's Stratojet was redesignated as a WB-47 and flew weather reconnaissance missions with the Navy into the 1970s. This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was a medium-range and medium-size jet bomber capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the airspace of the Soviet Union. A major innovation in post-World War II combat jet design, it helped lead to the development of modern jet airliners. The B-47 never saw major combat use. It served the United States Air Force from 1951 through 1969 and remained a mainstay of the Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1950s and early 1960s
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Location: Museum of Flight, 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington 98108
Photo credit: © John Gaffen 2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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