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B-47 'Stratojet': The Bomber Built to Hit Russia with Nukes in a War
The B-47 was so aerodynamically clean that high-speed landing gear (180 knots) was required; the landing was assisted, however, with a ribbon-like drag chute that would slow the bomber down.
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Air Industries Group Secures Two Contracts worth $1.5 Million for Landing Gear Components for the USAF B1-B Lancer Bomber and F-16 Fighting Falcon
Air Industries Group Secures Two Contracts worth $1.5 Million for Landing Gear Components for the USAF B1-B Lancer Bomber and F-16 Fighting Falcon Air Industries Group (“Air Industries”) (NYSE ...
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Boeing's B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47
Tandem bicycle landing gear folded into the fuselage ... of the aforementioned aircraft as well as superior speed made the B-47 an ideal reconnaissance platform. The first reconnaissance variant ...