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)


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    Title :

    Northrop XB-35 flying wing set for flight tests


    Additional title:

    Automotive Aviation Industries


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    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


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    The northrop flying wing

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