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The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is an American mid-range strategic bomber in a mid-wing design, powered by six jet engines, capable of reaching sonic speeds. Its main task was to penetrate the USSR airspace and to drop nuclear bombs on objects located in it. The flight of the prototype took place in December 1947, and commissioning began in the summer of 1951. In the 1950s, the B-47 was the primary strategic strike force of the USAAF in a hypothetical clash with the Soviet Union. During serial production, 2,040 copies of all versions of the aircraft were made, the most of which was the E. B-47 Stratojet version was finally withdrawn from service in 1966. Technical data: Maximum speed: 977 km / h, speed of climb: 23.7 m / s, maximum ceiling 10100 m, operational range: 3240 km, armament: fixed - 2 M24A1 20mm cannons, suspended - up to 11,000 kg of bombs.