Flying wing aircraft Flying wing aircraft The McDonnell Douglas/ General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was an American aircraft program from McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics designed to be an all-weather, stealth attack replacement for the A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marines. ...more on Wikipedia about "A-12 Avenger II"
The B-2 Spirit, sometimes known as the B-2 Bomber, or The Boomerang, is an American multi-role stealth bomber capable of delivering both conventional and nuclear weapons. A dramatic leap forward in technology, the bomber represented a major milestone in the U.S. bomber modernization program. The B-2 is the most expensive plane built to date, costing approximately $2.2 billion USD per plane. ** Some writers have suggested that the huge program cost may actually include costs for other black projects that remain classified. The high per-unit cost may also be partially explained by the small number of planes produced coupled with a large research overhead in the B-2 program (see below). ...more on Wikipedia about "B-2 Spirit"
A flying wing is a type of aircraft design with no tail, one in which the majority of the fuselage is inside a thickened wing. Since a wing is necessary for any aircraft, removing everything else theoretically results in a design with the lowest possible drag. A modification in which the fuselage is still retained is known as the tail-less design. Waldo Waterman's Whatsit, considered by some to be the first flying wing, falls in this category. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flying wing"
The Horten Ho 229 (often erroneously called Gotha Go 229 due to the identity of the chosen manufacturer of the aircraft) was a late- World War II flying wing fighter aircraft, designed by the Horten brothers and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik. It was a personal favourite of German Luftwaffe chief Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, and was the only plane to be able to meet his infamous performance requirements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horten Ho 229"
The Horten Ho XVIII was a proposed intercontinental bomber that would have been based upon the Horten Ho 229 design. Like the Ho 229, it would have retained the stealth capabilities of the previous design, as well as a large fuel capacity, which would allow it to fly across the Atlantic Ocean both ways without refueling. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horten Ho XVIII"
The following is a list of flying wing aircraft, along with some information about their roles, successfulness, and country of origin. A flying wing aircraft is one in which the fuselage and tail sections are abandoned, and the crew operates inside a thick wing. In theory, such an aircraft has a higher lift and lower drag than conventional ones, though it can be difficult to use properly due to its inherent instability. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of flying wing aircraft"
The Northrop N-1M was an early flying wing aircraft, predecessor to the Northrop N-9M and Northrop YB-35. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northrop N-1M" Tell your friends about shortopedia
The Northrop N-9M was a one-third scale development aircraft for the Northrop B-35 flying wing bomber. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northrop N-9M"
The Northrop YB-35 (Northrop NS-9) was an experimental heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Army Air Force during and shortly after World War II. It was the first bomber to use the radical and potentially very efficient flying wing design, in which the tail section is eliminated and the fuselage is embedded in a thick wing. Only prototype and pre-production machines were built, although interest remained strong enough to further test the aircraft as a jet bomber, under the designation YB-49; though this project failed also, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber would vindicate Northrop's approach many years later. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northrop YB-35"
The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered flying wing heavy bomber aircraft developed for the United States Air Force shortly after World War II. It was a development of the piston-engined Northrop YB-35, and the two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft. The aircraft was never to enter production, however, being passed over in favor of the more conventional Convair B-36 in service. However, the design provided inspiration for Northrop's later B-2 Spirit bomber. ...more on Wikipedia about "Northrop YB-49"
The Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram was an ambitious design for a flying wing fighter aircraft; it had several notable design features. Among these the pilot would operate the aircraft from a prone position – allowing him to endure much greater G-forces. ...more on Wikipedia about "XP-79 Flying Ram"
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