Monster Northrop Flying Wing (1946)

Courtesy: Universal Newsreels

(1) "Inglewood CA: A new chapter in aviation development is written as the twenty-five-ton Northrup flying wing takes to the air. The tailless craft has a wing span of 172 feet and will weigh fifty tons fully loaded." (2) Personalities in the News - "John W. Snyder takes office as Secretary of the Treasury. He is sworn in by Fred M. Vinson, chief justice of the Supreme court. Benjamin Fairless, president of United States Steel, is awarded the Medal of Merit by Secretary of War Patterson, for his work as advisor to the Ordnanace Department during the war. John R. Steelman, the president's labor advisor, is sworn in as Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion." (partial newsreel)

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[barmtrail]

It is a crying shame what happened to inglewood California. Now they call it, "inglehood" Most cities in Southern california were very pleasent cities back then.

[rickcain2320]

@Zeriouslly We ran up debts before, but until recently we had the common sense to pay it down after the wars.

[DoBrigh]

@rickcain2320 dontcha know? we are forever at war now, war on drugs, war on crime, war on terrorism, no time for peace dontcha know?

[lionsgate12345]

These craft were UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO FLY. It wasn't until the invention of computer GYROS that the technology was perfected and that's why the US has the B-2 Stealth Bomber TODAY!

[Oldbmwr100rs]

@TheSFCRetired It was a PBS film called "The wing will fly"I believe, I remember seeing it back in the early 80's. It was about the design and testing of the wing, and it's eventual destruction due to the work of a single congressman.Interesting film, haven't found it in PBS archives yet though.

[TheSFCRetired]

There is a film somewhere showing Jack Northrup being rolled in his wheelchair to preview the B2 bomber. Mr. Northrup was a visionary who was years ahead of his time. At least he got to see the fruits of that vision before he passed on.

[colindominy]

Quite amazing aviation-technology, for 1946 ..

[possumGFX]

It looks like a boomerang...so it is of course an invention of the Aborigines, you fools.

[Zeriouslly]

I wonder what mr snyder would have thought about the USA running up a 16 trillion debt...

[aandc2005]

Wish the goverment kept at least one of these awesome planes, so we could have restored it like some the B-24's that are flying now...this would have been a really great plane to restore..