Was B-47 a good aircraft?

Was B-47 a good aircraft?

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the perfect strategic weapon for its time, so feared by its enemies that the bomber never had to perform its lethal nuclear mission. The Soviet leadership knew the B-47—swiftly deployed in ever greater numbers—gave the United States an unstoppable nuclear strike force.

Are there any B-47 still flying?

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is an American jet-engine Strategic Bomber used by the United States Air Force from 1951 until 1977. Of the 2,032 aircraft built, 23 survive today, none of which is airworthy.

Did the B-47 have ejection seats?

The B-47As were fitted with ejection seats. The pilot and copilot ejected upward, while the navigator had a downward ejection seat built by Stanley Aviation. Minimum safe ejection altitude was about 500 ft (150 m).

What was the nickname of the B-47 bomber?

Stratojet

Are there any B-36 bombers still flying?

The B-36 today Only four of these enormous aircraft survive intact, and all are in museums you can visit. The last B-36 built, the City of Fort Worth, is at Arizona’s incredible Pima Air and Space Museum. Another is at the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, California.

Is the B-52 still in service?

The Air Force maintains a fleet of 76 B-52H heavy strategic bombers. The big, lumbering, eight-engine bombers—built between 1961 and 1964—are still in service as both conventional and nuclear bombers, and have served in most major U.S. military conflicts since the end of the Cold War.

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