XB-47 features sweptback wing, unique mounting of engines and bicycle landing gear; 62-ton craft is powered by six General Electric J-35 turbojet engines providing 24,000 lb of rated thrust; span of 116 ft; length 108 ft; expected top speed 630 mph at 30,000 ft.
Boeing stratojet bomber heralds transonic combat
Aviation Week
Aviation Week ; 47 , n 12
1947
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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