Northrop YB-35
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The Northrop YB-35, Northrop designation N-9 or NS-9, was an experimental heavy bomber aircraft developed by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Army Air Forces during and shortly after World War II. The airplane used the radical and potentially very efficient flying wing design, in which the tail section and fuselage are eliminated and all payload is carried in a thick wing. Only prototypes and pre-production aircraft were built, although interest remained strong enough to warrant further development of the design as a jet bomber, under the designation YB-49.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Northrop
- Category
- Bombers
- First flight
- 1946-06-25
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 210 kt
- Max speed
- 340 kt
- Range
- 6,500 nm
- Service ceiling
- 39,700 ft
- Rate of climb
- 625 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 209,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 91,000 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 10,000 US gal
- Powerplant
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-45 Wasp Major
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 9
- Length
- 53.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 172 ft
- Height
- 20.3 ft
- Number built
- 14
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.