gewing Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 I don't think THIS site was posted previously, but I could be mistaken. even MORE cool early flying wings and blended wing body aircraft. http://www.twitt.org/PreBurnelliPatents.html#top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrPuma Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... Interesting to see how closely the Luftfracht-Langguth "tailless airplane" design patented in the U.S. in 1933 resembles the Flying Wing in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Supposedly, J. K. Northrop's flying wing designs from the '40s were the basis for the Raiders plane, but the Luftfracht-Langguth design is very similar, of German origin, and patented during the correct period. Luftfracht-Langguth "tailless airplane." Nazi Flying Wing production drawing (presumably by Norman Reynolds). A larger version of the drawing can be found at the above link. Nazi Flying Wing production photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st barbara Posted August 27, 2006 Report Share Posted August 27, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... The Horten brothers worked on "flying wing" designs throughout the 1930's and several were accepted by the Luftwaffe during the second world war (although I don't think any of them got into production) including at least one jet powered version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... The Horten brothers worked on "flying wing" designs throughout the 1930's and several were accepted by the Luftwaffe during the second world war (although I don't think any of them got into production) including at least one jet powered version. The Hotren brothers did have a flying prototype at the war's end. Did not enter production. Would have been used for Amerika bombing project (NYC was target). The aircraft was captured by US Army, and it is currently in Smithsonian aircraft storage. The aircraft was examined by the Northrup Corporation engineers when when the B2 was being designed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proditor Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... The Hotren brothers did have a flying prototype at the war's end. Did not enter production. Would have been used for Amerika bombing project (NYC was target). The aircraft was captured by US Army' date=' and it is currently in Smithsonian aircraft storage. The aircraft was examined by the Northrup Corporation engineers when when the B2 was being designed.[/quote'] The plane they looked at was the HO229, not the Amerika Bomber. That never progressed past the napkin doodle stage. The 229 was a fighter of wood construction. I always found that weird. (Northrop looking at the 229, that is...) It's not like Northrop didn't have their own successes already in flying wings after all. Arguably, they were a lot more prolific than the now legendary Horten brothers. N-1, N-9, B-35, JB-1, B-49, XP-79. (Three props, two jets, and a rocket powered RAMMING(!) wing respectively) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... The latest issue of Skyways magazine has a nice article on the flying wings that were in some of the Republic Pictures serials. Apparently they were shown in "Fighting Devil Dogs", "King of the Mounties" and "Flying Disc Man from Mars" Cheers Alistair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proditor Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Re: Even more cool planes... The latest issue of Skyways magazine has a nice article on the flying wings that were in some of the Republic Pictures serials. Apparently they were shown in "Fighting Devil Dogs", "King of the Mounties" and "Flying Disc Man from Mars" Cheers Alistair NICE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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