Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today's B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. Project MX-140 and the N-9 American concerns that Great ...

The Army Air Forces decided the XB-35 needed jet engines, so Northrop converted two -35s to YB-49 all-jet Flying Wings. No. 42-102367 was instrumented for stability and control; no. 42-102368 was ...

Historical examples of the flying wing include the Westland-Hill Pterodactyl, the Horten Ho 229, the Northrop N-1M, the Northrop YB-35, and the Northrop YB-49. Various companies, including Boeing ...

This documentary takes us from the early days of the aviation designer to the final production and test flights of the Northrop B-49 "Flying Wing" jet bomber, which was 50 years ahead of its time ...

From his youth, Jack Northrop imagined efficient all-wing ... when we will take a look at the big wings: the XB-35, YB-49, and of course, the B-2 Spirit.