There was a subtle difference between the gear on the '47 and the '52. The general configuration was the same, but the B-47 didn't have crosswind crab capability. The B-47 only had two main wheels forward and two aft and the outrigger landing gear (attached to the wing at the inboard engine pod struts) actually provided stability and were needed to keep the aircraft from tilting to the left or right on the ground. On the B-52, these were positioned well out toward the wingtip and were called tip-protection gear.

The "bicycle" type gear on the B-47 made landing a bit tricky. The airplane sat in a nose high position and needed to be landed that way too. Touching the forward main gear down first generally resulted in the aircraft "porpoising" and there was enough lag in response to the controls that things could get interesting. Anyone here ever land one at Lakenheath with the celebrated "Lakenheath hump" in the middle of the runway?

(No, I didn't either, I was just a lowly crewchief who couldn't see enough from my fourth man position to get scared.......)

Wes