Key Points – The Boeing B-47 Stratojet, developed in the late 1940s as the first US jet-powered medium bomber, was a technological marvel featuring a revolutionary swept-wing and podded-engine ...

Summary: The B-47 Stratojet, the U.S.’s first jet bomber, was introduced in 1951, marking a significant transition in military aviation. -Designed for high-altitude, long-range missions to ...

Meet the B-47: The Boeing B-47 Statrojet was the first pure jet strategic bomber; yes, the B-36 did have four General Electric J47 turbojet engines, but six piston-driven engines outnumbered them ...

Air Force B-52 bomber ground crews practice using explosive cartridges to get the jets moving quickly in an emergency. Check out our latest YouTube videos. Watch here 🎥 ...

On a normal day, it takes about an hour to warm up a B-52. But not if you use explosive charges to kick-start its engines. A new video released by the U.S. Air Force demonstrates the cartridge ...

The B-1 is powered by four engines that push out over 30,000 lbs. of thrust each. With such a high workload, they occasionally need maintenance. We got to watch.

The B-47 first flew in 1947 and was the Air Force's primary medium range nuclear bomber until 1965. The B-47 could cruise at 550 miles an hour and carry 25,000 pounds of bombs.

Later this year, the 76 remaining B-52 Stratofortresses will start to get new engines that just might keep the venerable bomber flying through its 100th birthday.

Theoretically, engine improvements could also be rolled into the B-21 Raider bomber, which is expected to enter production by the mid-2020s. Pratt & Whitney is the engine supplier on the program; and ...