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Northrop YB-49
Northrop aircraft and aircraft engines - Liste der Flugzeugtypen der Hersteller Northrop und Grumman (inzwischen Northrop Grumman) - Самолёты компании Northrop Corporation, USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF bomber designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems - Bomber des USAAS, USAAC, USAAF und der USAF
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Northrop Flying Wings
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The first example of the YB-49, with its eight J35-A-15 engines and small but necessary vertical fins as the only impediment to Jack Northrop’s ideal flying wing format. This aircraft conducted a full, successful program of 144 flights for Northrop and USAF tests between October 21, 1947 and March 15, 1950, when it was destroyed during a high-speed taxi trial. The XB-47, which first flew two months after the YB-49, was 80mph faster, although the Flying Wing’s typical unrefueled range with a 10,000lb weapon load was 1,350 miles longer.

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