B-47E Specifications Manufacturer: First Flight: Wingspan: Length: Height: Weight: Max Speed: Cruising Speed: Range: Ceiling: Power Plant: Crew: Armament:	Boeing Aircraft Company  Dec. 17, 1947 (prototype XB-47)  116 ft.  107.1 ft.  28 ft. 0 in.  79,074 lbs.(Empty), 230,000 lbs.(Max   Takeoff)  607 mph  557 mph  4,990 miles  33,100 ft.  Six General Electric J47-GE-25   turbojets, 7,200 lbs. thrust each  Pilot, co-pilot, crew chief  Two 20 mm M24A1 autocannons,   25,000 lbs. of bombs	The Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engine, jet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes to avoid enemy interception. The B-47's mission was primarily to drop nuclear bombs on the Soviet Union. With its engines carried in pods under the swept wing, the B-47 was a major innovation in post-World War II combat jet design, and helped lead to modern jet airliners. The B-47 entered service with the United States Air Force's Strategic Air Command (SAC) in 1951. It never saw combat as a bomber, but was a mainstay of SAC's bomber strength during the late 1950s and early 1960s, and remained in use as a bomber until 1965. It was also adapted to a number of other missions, including photo reconnaissance, electronic intelligence and weather reconnaissance, remaining in service as a reconnaissance platform until 1969 and as a testbed until 1977. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)
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