Northrop N-9MB | |
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Land | Usa |
Role | Vliegende vleugel Prototype |
Eerste vlucht | van 27 december 1942 |
Gebouwd | 4 |
De Noordrop N-9M was een ongeveer een derde schaal, 60-ft spanwijdte all-wing vliegtuigen gebruikt voor de ontwikkeling van de volledige grootte, 172-ft spanwijdte Northrop XB-35 en YB-35 vliegende vleugel lange afstand, zware bommenwerper. Voor het eerst gevlogen in 1942, de N-9M (M for Model) was de derde in een afstamming van all-wing Northrop vliegtuigontwerpen die begon in 1929 toen Jack Northrop erin slaagde om vroege experimenten te doen met zijn single pusher propeller, twin-tailed, twin-boom, all stressed metal skin Northrop Flying Wing X-216H monoplane, en een decennium later, de dual-prop N-1M van 1939-1941. Northrop's baanbrekende all-wing vliegtuigen zouden Northrop-Grumman vele jaren later ertoe brengen om uiteindelijk de geavanceerde B-2 Spirit stealth bommenwerper te ontwikkelen, die in 1989 debuteerde in de inventaris van de luchtmacht.
Northrop N-9MB flying wing Walk Around | |
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Fotograaf | Cees Hendriks |
Lokalisatie | Onbewust |
Foto 's | 19 |
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Fotografen | John Heck, Vladimir Yakubov |
Lokalisatie | Onbewust |
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Fotograaf | Vladimir Yakubov |
Lokalisatie | Pacific Coast Droommachines |
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The Northrop N-9MB was a remarkable aircraft that pioneered the concept of flying wing design. It was a one-third scale model of the Northrop XB-35, a proposed long-range heavy bomber that never entered service. The N-9MB was used to test the aerodynamics, stability and handling of the all-wing configuration, as well as to train pilots for the future bomber. The N-9MB had a wingspan of 60 feet and was powered by two Menasco or Franklin engines, depending on the variant. It first flew in 1942 and made 45 flights in five months, before the first prototype crashed and killed the pilot. Three more N-9MBs were built and flown until 1945, when the XB-35 program was cancelled. The N-9MBs were then scrapped or abandoned, except for one that was restored and flown by the Planes of Fame Air Museum until 2019, when it also crashed and killed the pilot. The N-9MB was an important step in the development of flying wing technology, which would later lead to the Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
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