The once-forgotten flying wing has taken over the US's bomber fleet
and Northrop himself built something of a prototype called the X-216H in 1929. A larger test aircraft, the N-1M, was tested ...
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This WWII-era flying wing crashed in a California prison yard after doing a ‘barrel roll,’ according to the NTSB
The historic Northrop N-9M flying wing that crashed in a Norco, California prison yard in late April apparently executed a “barrel roll” before plummeting to the ground, according to the ...
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Future Air Force Tankers Might Have Efficient Blended Wing Design
The United States Air Force is working with JetZero to develop a new tanker with an efficient blended wing design.
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Horten Ho 229: Did Nazi Germany Build the First Stealth Plane?
It wasn't just the Germans who tried to build a flying wing. During World War II, Northrop built its N-9M, a one-third scale all-wing prototype. That was used in the development of the Northrop XB ...
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China flew striking prototypes of a future stealth fighter
The prototype by Chengdu ... with its Northrop B-2 Spirit and Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider bombers. By eliminating a tail and vertical stabilizers, the flying wing reduces the number of angled ...