Northrop Flying Wing and B2 Stealth

Amazing Northrop flying wing prototype is an original that was decades ahead of it's time. Supremely clean with no fins, rudders or stabilizer. Simple and sleek.

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Sports

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• Northrop
• Flying
• Wing
• B2
• Stealth
• Bomber
• Airshow
• WW2

[MGB1977Red]

The Northrop Flying Wing prototype is just amazing. Built in 1942 it just has to be the cleanest flying machine this side of the Horton brothers. Flat spins were the undoing of the final 4 engine versions.

[Hardcorediver44]

Jack Northrop was a man way ahead of his time. When he was an old man he was shown a model of the B2 bomber before it went into production. He was said to have held the model and just grin. He knew he was right all along. I wonder if he lived long enough to see the first on fly. Jack Northrop American legend

[nomadnametab]

I heard that just before Mr. Northrup died, Reagan had them take him into the hangar to see his dream had come true. Not even he had known of the B-2's configuration. He said that this is why God had kept him alive so long,to see this plane become reality. How wonderful an act was this! Pure Ronald Reagan. He wanted this patriot to see his visions of the future had come true before he left us.

[Dongskie2]

@Hardcorediver44 : I couldn't imagine how much formidable would be a Jack Northrop and Nikola Tesla tandem...

Just imagine the possibilities.

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

music that is proper for the 40's and the 80's you dont see that very often

[pheenix42]

This configuration would make a terrific sport aircraft,...it could easily work out in a slightly smaller single-engine arrangement, I think.

[TJDOZIER1]

We will be flying The N9M at the Planes of Fame Air Museum's Airshow 2011,

May 14th and 15th, 2011. The Planes of Fame Air Museum airshow is held at the at Chino Cal Aero Field, Chino, california.

[LottoWinner999]

@IwontConform In 1929, Northrop had Avion built an all-wing aircraft. Northrop 1ST flying wing project, Northrop had decided to go all out for powered flight. Wingspan 30' 6" + featured 90 horsepower Monasco 4-cylinder air-cooled engine inside wing.

1ST flight at Muroc Dry lake (Now Edwards Air Force Base) in 1929. Design quickly proved it had easy handling qualities, performed extremely well + proved Northropp was First Successful Swept Flying Wing in the world 16 years ahead of Germans.

[LottoWinner999]

@MGB1977 on Google Images type "1929 Northrop "Flying Wing". Northrop All Metal Gas Combustion Engine 1ST Succesful Powered Flying Wing that Flew in 1929 + 16 years ahead of Nazis. Its painted yellow + there R 2 versions,1929 is yellow + a smaller wing + has a star painted on the wing click on it. Northrop 1929 Flying Wing was 1ST powered flight. Beware of Nazi-Trolls who lie like rugs + deny Northrop Flying Wing was 1ST. In mid 1930'S Nazi agents stole Northrop designs from US Patent Office.

[IwontConform]

somebody told me jack northrop was a dumbass next to clarence k johnson.I dont believe this

[woody2327]

@nomadnametab Check out wikipedia's entry on him. Supposedly, he was too sick to speak. But, I wasn't there.

[inagod]

the wing is the way to go,the Hortens knew it,Jack Northrop knew it,thanks to fly by wire they became safe to fly.

[F3D2Skynight2]

@Hardcorediver44 If you look at the designers of the DC-3,...you'll see that Jack Northrop was responsible for designing the wing of that plane.