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.


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    Title :

    Boeing stratojet bomber heralds transonic combat


    Additional title:

    Aviation Week


    Published in:

    Aviation Week ; 47 , n 12


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English