The Aviationist

The Flying Wings of Jack Northrop that Led to the B-2 Spirit – Part Two

Research and data obtained during the testing of these and other experimental aircraft would lead to today’s B-2 Spirit bomber and beyond. American concerns that Great Britain might fall to Axis ...
The National Interest

Just What Is a “Flying Wing,” Exactly?

The flying wing design is niche and rare today, but the concept has been the focus of study for 100 years. The flying wing design is intuitive but relatively rare. As the name implies, a flying wing ...
AOL

A US startup building a radical 'flying wing' plane to take on Airbus and Boeing revealed its first airline customer

Startup Natilus is building a "blended-wing body" aircraft that fits the cabin into one giant wing. Natilus' first announced airline customer is the Indian carrier SpiceJet. The up to 240-passenger ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

JetZero Sees Flying Wing Plane Demand

Boss: Tom O’Learhy, CEO of JetZero. (Photo by Thomas Wasper) The future of commercial aviation could be taking shape inside a hangar next to Long Beach Airport. This is where Long Beach startup ...
The Aviationist

The Flying Wings of Jack Northrop that Led to the B-2 Spirit – Part One

From his youth, Jack Northrop imagined efficient all-wing aircraft so advanced that technology and power plants needed to support them efficiently were not yet available. John “Jack” Northrop was born ...