Pioneering all-wing long range heavy bomber in 4-engine pusher with 172-ft span and 209,000-lb overload gross weight; first of 15 ordered by AAF, craft embodies novel company designed control surfaces fitted with special pneumatic loading devices to retain stick feel; engines are Pratt and Whitney Wasp Majors developing over 3500 hp each. (See also Aviation v 45 n 5 May 1946 p 92-3; Flight v 49 n 1950 May 9 1946 p 469-70; Automotive and Aviation Industries v 94 n 11 June 1 1946 p 45, 62)
Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 71 , n 1833
1946
2 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests
Engineering Index Backfile | 1946
Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
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