LetLetLet ~ Warplanes
Let Let Let - Warplanes => Combat Warplanes => Topic started by: No.1 on June 08, 2011, 03:41:11 PM
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The Boeing Model 450 B-47 Stratojet was a long-range, six-engined, jet-powered medium bomber built to fly at high subsonic speeds and at high altitudes. It was primarily designed 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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL4mrxUtjxQ
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 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.
Source- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet
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Some more images...
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Last set of images... :-flo
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Nice collection. :-flo
And great bird...I like it... :-flo
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Ahhhh.....the B-47 :-love, by far my favorite U.S. jet bomber. Every Boeing product I've worked on over the decades owes its design in some part to the Stratojet. And the B-47 design owes much to the work done by the advanced thinking of numerous wartime German engineers, designers, and thinkers!
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Only foreign operator of B-47 was Canada. The US supplied one for engine testing for the Avro Arrow programme.
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Thank you for info friends :-ok Nice image Nico ;) Well- the kit of this plane is something I am looking for but very hard to find :(
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There must be a B-47E released in the past by Hasegawa at 1/72 scale.
I can still remember from my childhood (the fifties!) that Revell had one at 1/144 scale, but that was quite primitive and even without an undercarriage. It had to be fitted 'in flying position' on the well known transparant plastic stand in the form of a half world globe.
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This kit in 1/72 scale have few releases and it is worth to get.
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I built one of the Hasegawa kits for my little brother many years ago. It's a great kit and I'll build another one some of these days......when I find one!
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I have seen one on Internet: http://www.amazon.com/Hasegawa-1-72-B-47E-Stratojet/dp/B002I8M8JS.
Price is fierce////
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If I get some payment soon, I will get this one... maybe...
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Thank you for info friends :-ok Nice image Nico ;) Well- the kit of this plane is something I am looking for but very hard to find :(
I found a 1/72 B-47 ($31.00 U.S.D.) in the hobby store this weekend, No.1. If you want it send me an email.
Scott
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Just $31.00??? All right mate :))
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If you buy it,will you build it for next magazin or ... ? :-tri :)) :-flo :-tri
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I don't know.
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If you buy it,will you build it for next magazin or ... ? :-tri :)) :-flo :-tri
Sall,
I purchased one of the Hasegawa kits today but it'll be some time before it sees time on a workbench. Keep watching LLL around November or so and we will see what happens!
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Deffinitely,hardly wait to see build of this huge plane! ! ;)
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Really extraordinary plane, beginning from specific gears configuration up to very very elastic wings (did you notice how wing is "jumping" on the video - looks so thin and long but is very strong, bearing those huge double engines...
great photos, great collection. :-love :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-ok :-wave
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The 1/144 Academy kit is quite nice...
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I have seen it some time ago ;)
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We will see build of this magnificent plane here,soon... :-jump :-tri in 1/72 scale :-eek :-help :))
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Only if Moderator start his own, I don't know anybody else who have this kit
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I also thought on Scott. ;)
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:))
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Nice possible conversion kits...
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Nice possible conversion kits...
I especially like the RB-47H version.
Welcome to LLL, Domi, we're glad to have you!
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American Boeing B-47 Stratojet bombers at Ben Guerir air base in Morocco; 1957. Ben Guerir air base on the territory of French Morocco was built by the Strategic command of the US air force in 1951 as a jump airfield for the deployment of B-47 bombers on the European theater of operations. After the beginning of the withdrawal of B-47 bombers from service in 1963, the base in Morocco was closed and transferred to the government of Morocco, by then already an independent Kingdom
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Love the new photos, mate! SAC kept B-47s in many places during that stressful time in history.
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I am glad for the update and that it suit to you :)