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Boeing B-47 Stratojet Bomber Plane

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was a cold war jet bomber which replaced the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and was operated by the USAF's Strategic Air Command (SAC) from 1953 to 1966 at which time it was effectively replaced by the new supersonic Convair B-58 Hustler. The Boeing B-47 Stratojet's primary function was to enter Soviet airspace should WW3 ever start, and bomb Strategic targets with nuclear gravity weapons, one third of the Stratojets were kept fully armed and fuelled at all times to allow them to be in the air within a few minutes should the worst happen.

Boeing B-47 Stratojet Bomber Plane

 

A number of EB-47E, an ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) variant, remained operational until 1977 by which time a total of 2,042 B-47 Stratojets had been produced.

The Boeing B-47E Stratojet Armament:

  • Guns: Twin 20 mm M24A1 cannon
  • Bombs: 25,000 lb (11,000 kg) of conventional or nuclear bombs

The Boeing B-47E Stratojet Specifications:

  • Crew: 3
  • Length: 107 ft 1 in (32.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 116 ft 0 in (35.4 m)
  • Height: 28 ft 0 in (8.5 m)
  • Empty weight: 79,074 lb (35,867 kg)
  • Maximum takeoff weight: 230,000 lb (100,000 kg)
  • Engines: Six 7,200 lbf (32 kN) General Electric J47-GE-25 turbojets
  • Maximum speed: 607 mph (527 kn, 977 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 557 mph (484 kn, 896 km/h)
  • Combat radius: 1,749 NM (2,013 mi, 3,240 km) with 20,000 lb (9,000 kg) bomb-load
  • Service ceiling 33,100 ft (10,100 m)
  • Rate of climb: 4,660 ft/min (23.7 m/s)
 

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