B-47 Stratojet Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Title:B-47 Stratojet Pilot's Flight Operating InstructionsISBN13:9781935700548ISBN10:1935700545Author:Air Force, United States (Author)Description:The U S Air Force's First All-Jet Strategic Bomber, The Swept-Wing Boeing B-47 Stratojet Had A Range Of 3,500 Nautical Miles And A Payload Capacity Of 20,000 Pounds It Served As The Mainstay Of Strategic Air Command In The 1950S Into The Mid 1960S The B-47 Was An Outgrowth Of Wwii Research And Development Efforts, And The Prototype Aircraft First Flew In December Of 1947 The Unique Six-Jet Design Featured Twin Engine Pods On The Wing Near The Fuselage, And One Outboard It Also Incorporated An Elegant Bicycle-Type Landing Gear With Two-Wheel Struts On The Forward And Aft Fuselage And Outrigger Wheels In 1956, Over 1300 B-47S And 250 Rb-47S Were On Alert It Was The High Water Mark For The Aircraft, Which Was Fully Supplanted By The B-52 By 1967 This B-47 Pilot's Flight Operating Manual Was Originally Produced By The Usaf It Has Been Slightly Reformatted But Is Reproduced Here In Its Entirety It Provides A Fascinating View Inside The Cockpit Of One Of History's Great Planes Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PERISCOPE FILM LLCPublication Date:2011-02-09Weight:0.48 lbsDimensions:0.21'' H x 10'' L x 8'' WNumber of Pages:102Language:English