We all know a plane can’t fly without wings – but can wings fly without a body? A new fuselage-free “flying wing” prototype has proved that it can, and it made its global debut at Germany’s AERO ...
Key point: The Ho 229 was very innovative, but was still a far way from today’s technology. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a second flying wing stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, ...
Click to open image viewer. In 1943 the all-wing and jet-propelled Horten Ho 229 ('aitch-oh-two-two-nine') promised spectacular performance and the German air force (Luftwaffe) chief, Hermann Göring, ...
Key point: The plane never took over. However, it did accidentally stumble upon how a certain shape can help reduce a plane’s radar signature. Northrop Grumman revealed this year it is developing a ...
This is the original flying wing, the Horten 229. As BBC Future noted in 2016, the ‘flying wing’ design is not a common sight in the skies because it’s an incredibly hard concept to make work.
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