Early aviation engineers appreciated the potential for a “flying wing” design. A flying wing, which minimizes fuselage and usually eliminates the tail, reduces many of the aerodynamic compromises ...
The B-21 bomber pairs cutting edge tech with a throwback aircraft design. It is based on a visionary aircraft design that dates back to World War II. That aircraft, the YB-49, minimized drag but ...
In the 1940s, it looked like flying wings would dominate the skies - faster, lighter, and more efficient than anything before ...
mint; multicolored; flying YB-49 Flying Wing; American Advances in Aviation; verso of pane says, "YB-49 Flying Wing / Deemed futuristic in the late '40s, the / all-wing configuration of Northrop's / ...
The vast open skies and secluded airstrips of the Mojave Desert have been used as testing grounds for the world’s most advanced aircraft for decades, and on Oct. 21, 1947, Northrop’s iconic “Flying ...
High over a California desert, the Air Force’s famed “Flying Wing” bomber ran into trouble. An eyewitness said that it seemed to explode in the air. Then it plunged down to the sagebrush, killing its ...
Early aviation engineers appreciated the potential for a “flying wing” design. A flying wing, which minimizes fuselage and usually eliminates the tail, reduces many of the aerodynamic compromises ...
The vast open skies and secluded airstrips of the Mojave Desert have been used as testing grounds for the world’s most advanced aircraft for decades, and on Oct. 21, 1947, Northrop’s iconic “Flying ...