Improved training led to a good safety record, and few crews felt the aircraft was unsafe or too demanding, but apparently there were some aircrews who had little affection for the B-47.

The B-47 Stratojet became an essential component of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the 1950s and early 1960s, both as a nuclear bomber and a …

Boeing B-47 Stratojet guided tour. Not to be confused with the new F-47 or F47 ...Join me in this detailed tour around a Boeing B-47E Stratojet on display at the Strategic Air Command and...

Here is a section of the cockpit of the B-47E variant showing the pilot and co-pilot in tandem arrangement and the navigator/bombardier. The E variant removed the windows from the …

In fact it incorporated many advanced features for the time, including swept wings, jet engines in underwing pods, fuselage mounted main landing gear and automated systems that reduced …

Of the more than 2,000 aircraft built for the Stratojet fleet, a total of only 21 B-47 aircraft have survived, been restored, and placed on display in locations across the United States.

As B-47s were being phased out of active service, many of them were converted to QB-47 radio-control drones for use in missile evaluation tests. The Stratojet was the first production bomber …

Pilots in Separate B-47B Stratojet Cockpits At the time of its first flight, Dec. 17, 1947, the B-47 Stratojet represented a radical departure from traditional design, and it set the design …

Download this stock image: The cockpit interior of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet, a jet-powered bomber used by the U.S. Air Force. The image shows the pilot’s panel, highlighting the …

B-47 Stratojet Cockpit Unless otherwise indicated, all photos by Torg Anderson. Copyright © 2008 Torg Anderson, all rights reserved.