I saw a pic of a B2 stealth aircraft today (h/t Theo), andit reminded me of something from the past.
- From yesterday.
Luftwaffe pilots and brothers Reimer and Walter Horton designed a 'stealth aircraft' sometime ater the battle of Britain.
- The US captured a prototype and the blueprints in 1945.
Designated the Ho2-29, here is a pic of one built from the original WWII plans.
- Do you see the similarities between Lockheed's product and the 1940's German design?
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Today, and Yesterday...................from Rico
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B-2 was built and continues to be maintained Northrop (now Northrop-Grumman) not Lockheed.
If it harkens back to any historical aircraft, it'd be to Northrop's own YB-35 and YB-49 bombers, themselves developed from Northrop's independent WWII period flying wing developments.
The Northrop B-2 is very much descended from Jack Northrop's YB-35 and YB-49 projects. Check out "The Wing Will Fly" for more on his life long fascination with flying wings.
The B-2 was built by Northrop.
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