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    B-47A landing with drag chute

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    B-47A landing with drag chute

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    09.23.2009

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    Boeing B-47A Stratojet NACA 150 landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The drag chute was used on landings to help brake the airplane's speed. The B-47A fuselage was 106 feet 11 inches in length. The average gross weight was 115,000 pounds. Accommodations were for two pilots and a navigator with the aircraft being instrumented for aeroelasticity studies.

    NASA Identifier: NIX-E-1004

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    Date Taken: 09.23.2009
    Date Posted: 10.17.2012 20:40
    Photo ID: 734732
    Resolution: 1536x1367
    Size: 332.21 KB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

    Web Views: 33
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