Oct 4, 2023 · Boeing B-47A Stratojet NACA 150 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The drag chute was used on landings to... In 1954 after a research flight in the Boeing B-47A Stratojet Crew Chief Wilbur McClenaghan (center) asks of the pilots...

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The B-47A (49-1900) bomber was the first to be built at the Boeing Aircraft Company in Witchita, Kansas. NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station obtained that B-47A Stratojet (NACA 150) to study the characteristics of a large, flexible swept-wing aircraft in 1953.

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long- range, six-engined, turbojet -powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.

B-47 FACT SHEET. By Cliff Lethbridge. B-47. Launch Status: No Longer Used for Cape Canaveral Missile Launches. First Cape Canaveral Launch: May 26, 1958. Final Cape Canaveral Launch: October 13, 1959. Total Number of Cape Canaveral Launches: 12. Vehicles Launched: Bold Orion. Function: Strategic Medium Bomber. Contractor: Boeing. Power Plant ...

Sep 28, 2009 · Boeing B-47A Stratojet NACA 150 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The drag chute was used on landings to help brake the airplane's speed. The B-47A fuselage was 106 feet 11 inches in length. The average gross weight was 115,000 pounds.

Mar 1, 2025 · Boeing-Wichita’s first B-47 Stratojet bomber rolled off final assembly Wednesday at the local plant, less than 18 months after the Air Force gave the go-ahead signal to build the big, six-jet, swept-wing bomber here.

The B-47 Stratojet, with a wing span of 116 feet, was a long-range, six-engine, jet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes to avoid enemy interception. The B-47's mission was primarily to deliver nuclear ordnance on designated targets.

Feb 20, 2015 · The B-47A (49-1900) bomber was the first in the series of tail numbers to be built at the Boeing Aircraft Company in Witchita, Kansas. NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station obtained that B-47A Stratojet (NACA 150) to study the characteristics of a large, flexible swept-wing aircraft in 1953.

Testing in 1953 of the B-47A Stratojet, a version of the swept-wing bomber built by the Boeing Company. B-47s formed the core of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1950s and early '60s.