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Boeing B-47 Stratojet

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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet, company Model 450, was an American six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber built to fly high and fast enough to avoid enemy interceptors, with the main job of carrying nuclear weapons to targets in the Soviet Union. Its swept wing, informed by captured German research, and its engines slung in nacelles under the wing set the pattern for later jet bombers and for jet airliners. The first prototype flew on 17 December 1947, the type entered Strategic Air Command service in 1951, and more than 2,000 were built. It also served in reconnaissance and electronic roles before being replaced, largely by the B-52, by 1965.

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Year
1947 1
Engine Class
Jet 1
Status
Out of production 1
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Body Style
Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.

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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
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    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
  • Lead, first flight
    On 17 December 1947, the first prototype performed its maiden flight.
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    is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber
  • Lead, engine
    turbojet-powered
  • Lead, manufacturer
    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
  • Lead, origin
    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
  • Of Make: Boeing, Lead, make
    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aircraft
    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
  • In Group: Bombers, Lead, role
    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber that was designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.
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