{"product_id":"9781910809082","title":"Boeing B-47 Stratojet: Strategic Air Command's Transitional Bomber","description":"The B-47 was the aircraft upon which Strategic Air Command (SAC) based its capability pending the development and delivery of the B-52. \u003cp\u003eFirst proposed during WWII as a high-speed piston-powered reconnaissance platform, the B-47 evolved into what would become the first swept-wing, medium jet bomber and SAC's most numerous operational aircraft. Given its pioneering role as a jet bomber and the ongoing evolution of SAC's mission and US national security, the B-47 had more than its share of teething problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInitial Boeing flight tests mixed triumph with tragedy, and demonstrated that an entirely new way of flying a large aircraft was required. Poor reliability in the bombing-navigation and fire-control systems undermined the effectiveness of early B-47Bs but were eventually overcome as the aircraft evolved to fill many different roles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsed as reconnaissance, weather, testbed and radio relay platforms, one variant, the EB-47E BLUE CRADLE, also demonstrated its versatility as an electronic warfare jammer while the RB-47H, ERB-47H, and EB-47E(TT) undertook electronic intelligence and gathered telemetry associated with the Soviet ICBM program. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Mike Habermehl and former SAC pilot Robert S. Hopkins III have combined years of research and experience to provide the ultimate history of the Stratojet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crecy Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050541859056,"sku":"9781910809082","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910809082_p0.jpg?v=1763627965","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910809082","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}