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A B-47E from the 380th Bomb Wing;
Plattsburgh AFB, NY |
The Boeing B-47
represented a major advance in aeronautical engineering. It
was America's first multi-engine jet aircraft and it established the
basic principal of design. It introduced swept-back wings to
large aircraft and the engines were hung below the wings on pylons.
This design proved so viable that it was used on the B-52
bomber and the KC-135 tanker that followed. The latter became
the Boeing 707, the first American jet liner. All modern
passenger planes trace their design linage directly to the B-47.
This sleek aircraft was the backbone of SAC for many years.
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