B47 Stratojet

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Specifications:

Wing span 116'.
  • Area 1,428 sq. ft.
  • Ht. 27' 11".
  • Length 109' 10".
  • Wt. Empty 80,000 lbs.
  • Loaded 17,5000 lbs.
  • Power Six J47-GE-25A jet engines with 6,000 lbs. thrust.
  • Max speed 630 mph at 10,000'.
  • Cruise 495 mph.
  • Fuel cap. 17,000 gal.
  • Crew 3.
  • Armament two RADAR directed 20mm mounted in the tail cone. Its speed made conventional forward defense armament useless.
  • Bomb cap. 20,000 lbs.
  • Range 1600 miles plus extended by in flight refueling.

    • The B-47 was the new look in high performance swept wing bomber and made its first flight December 7,1947. It became the backbone of the Strategic Air Command.

    This fifth version, the E, was first flown Jan 30th 1953. The "STRATOJET" was the first production model to use bicycle type landing gear.

    After being phased out of active service many were converted to QB-47 radio controlled drones for use in evaluation tests.

    The museum's B-47 E was donated in 1979 by the US Naval Air Systems command and was flown into Pueblo from Davis Monthan AFB. AZ.