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A Case Study of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet - the AOE home page

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Evolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> B-<strong>47</strong>B<br />

u B-<strong>47</strong> began as straight wing design<br />

– Limited top speed to under 500 mph<br />

u Operation Paperclip<br />

– Adolph Busemann<br />

– Swept wing <strong>the</strong>ory in 1935<br />

u Engines and more engines<br />

– Fuselage and wing mounted<br />

– Four or six?

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