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The N-1 was a development of an earlier flying wing bomber concept from 1937, when Jack Northrop worked for Douglas Aircraft Company at El Segundo, California. [1] This concept featured a fuselage that protruded forward of the leading edge of the wing, two pusher propellers, and vertical stabilizers on the tips of the wings.
Data from American X&Y Planes General characteristics Crew: one Length: 17 ft 11 in (5.46 m) Wingspan: 38 ft 8 in (11.79 m) Height: 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) Wing area: 350 sq ft (33 m 2) (approx) Gross weight: 3,900 lb (1,769 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming O-145 four-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled piston engines, 65 hp (48 kW) each (original engines) Powerplant: 2 × Franklin 6AC-264F2 six ...
A flying wing is a type of tailless aircraft which has no distinct fuselage. The crew, engines and equipment are housed inside a thick wing, typically showing small nacelles, blisters and other housings.
A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story is a children's book by Berkeley Breathed that was published in 1991. It was made into an animated television special that same year. The book and special feature characters from Breathed's comic strips Bloom County and Outland .
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Blended-wing planes have already been flying for years in the military. The B-21 Raider is among the blended-in wing planes bought by the USAF. US Air Force via AP
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Data from SAE Dec 1922 General characteristics Wingspan: 20 ft (6.1 m) Wing area: 480 sq ft (45 m 2) Empty weight: 1,542 lb (699 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW) Performance See also Related development Stout Batwing Limousine Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era ARUP S-4 References ^ William Bushnell Stout (b.1880-d.1956 ...