List of flying wing aircraft
The following is a list of flying wing aircraft, along with some information about their roles, successfulness, and country of origin. A flying wing aircraft is one in which the fuselage and tail sections are abandoned, and the crew operates inside a thick wing. In theory, such an aircraft has a higher lift and lower drag than conventional ones, though it can be difficult to use properly due to its inherent instability.
True flying wings
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Freel Flying Wing*
Northrop N-1M (1940)
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Northrop N-9M (1942)
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Horten Ho 229 (1944) — One of the few planes that met
Hermann Göring's infamous performance requirements, the Ho 229 was an experimental fighter built by
Nazi Germany near the end of
World War II.
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Horten Ho XVIII — Design of a long range jet bomber.
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Northrop XP-79 Flying Ram (1945)
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XB-35 (1945) - competitor to the
Convair B-36 heavy bomber
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Northrop YB-49 (1947) - YB-35 converted to use jet engines. Though proved to have stability problems and cancelled, it served as the inspiration for the
B-2 Spirit.
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Northrop YB-35 (1948) - version of the XB-35.
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Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 (1949)- twin engined jet
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Northrop B-2 Spirit (1989) — An American stealth bomber, built as an alternative to the
F-117 Nighthawk with a much larger payload.
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McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II — An
American attack aircraft intended to replace the
United States Navy's
A-6 Intruder. The project was aborted in 1991 before any aircraft were built.
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The Boeing X-48 is not a true flying wing aircraft, but a blended-body aircraft. |
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Junkers G.38*
Boeing X-48*
Lockheed Martin/
Boeing DarkStar Tier III-*
Boeing X-45C (2002) - unmanned aircraft
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Northrop Grumman X-47 Pegasus (2003) - unmanned aircraft
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NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project*
swing-wing
