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

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)