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; Aeroplane v 71 n 1833 July 12 1946 p 45-6)
Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests
Automotive Aviation Industries
Automotive and Aviation Industries ; 94 , n 11
1946
Article (Journal)
English
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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 | 1930
Engineering Index Backfile | 1930