1949 – Northrop launches the YB-49 Flying Wing, big brother to the B-2 stealth bomber. The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a Flying Wing design and was a jet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft. The YB-49 never entered production, being pa

YB-49: The Flying Wing Bomber Decades Ahead of Its Time. Before the B-2 Stealth Bomber WATCH AND LEARN MORE AVIATION HISTORY AT: https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes Explore the history of the futuristic Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing in this restored and colorized documentary, an aircraft that was decades ahead of its time. #YB49 #FlyingWing #ColdWar #AviationHistory #SecretAircraft #Documentary | Aviation And History

YB-49: The Flying Wing Bomber Decades Ahead of Its Time. Before the B-2 Stealth Bomber WATCH AND LEARN MORE AVIATION HISTORY AT: https://www.youtube.com/@Dronescapes Explore the history of the futuristic Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing in this restored and colorized documentary, an aircraft that was decades ahead of its time. #YB49 #FlyingWing #ColdWar #AviationHistory #SecretAircraft #Documentary | Aviation And History