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Peter E. Davies

Northrop Flying Wings

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Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K. 'Jack' Northrop was already developing prototypes of a large 'flying wing' strategic bomber, which would have been the most radical bombers of their age. World War II brought a need for very long-range bombers and Northrop received a contract for a 172-ft span bomber, the B-35. Several of these were built, gradually evolving into the definitive XB-35 configuration. Testing revealed that the aircraft was invisible to radar, but engineers struggled to overcome the design challenges and several pilots were lost in crashes. While the program was cancelled in the… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Tooby, Adam (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-4728-2507-0
  • EAN: 9781472825070
  • Produktnummer: 27336531
  • Verlag: Bloomsbury
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
  • Seitenangabe: 80 S.
  • Masse: H24.8 cm x B18.4 cm x D0.9 cm 261 g
  • Reihenbandnummer: 10
  • Gewicht: 261

Über den Autor


Peter E. Davies has written or co-written nineteen books on modern American combat aircraft, including the standard reference work on US Navy and Marine Corps Phantom II operations, Gray Ghosts. He is based in Bristol, UK.

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