• Check 6 Revisits: The Sweeping Influence Of The B-47 On Airliner Design

  • Mar 6 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Check 6 Revisits: The Sweeping Influence Of The B-47 On Airliner Design

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  • Boeing's Mike Lombardi joins editors for a deep dive into the B-47, the revolutionary bomber that shaped modern airliner design as we know it.

    Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here:

    • “The Northrop ‘All Wing’ Airplane”, by Jack Northrop (December 1941)
    • Nazi Jet-Bats Which Never Took Wing (October 1945)
    • Supersonic Plane and Jet Bombers Revealed by Army Air Forces (July 1946)
    • Boeing Stratojet Bomber Heralds Transonic Combat (September 1947)
    • What Has Been Learned Flying the B-47 (April 1951)
    • Exclusive Report: 707 Designed for Low-Coast Operation (August 1954)
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