which had a tendency to affect flight control. Also, the B-47 was a “maintenance hog.” Despite the drawbacks, over 2,000 B-47s were produced. The standard variant served proudly until 1969 ...

As the Dryden Archives record… NACA High-Speed Flight Research Station obtained this B-47A Stratojet (labeled NACA 150) to study the characteristics of a large, flexible swept-wing aircraft in 1953.