The B-21 bomber pairs cutting edge tech with a throwback aircraft design. It is based on a visionary aircraft design that dates back to World War II. That aircraft, the YB-49, minimized drag but ...

Born from a quest for better performance and visibility, the XP-56 Black Bullet pushed flying wing design to the extreme. This episode follows Northrop’s radical magnesium fighter, its dangerous ...

Northrop Grumman has secured a US Marine Corps contract to develop an uncrewed fighter jet based on the Kratos XQ-58A ...

America’s next generation stealth bomber is already flying, testing weapons and preparing to enter service, while its Chinese ...

Aviation pioneer Jack Northrop designed the flying wing - a breakthrough that reduced drag... increased lift... and dodged radar. Northrop fought to get the flying wing into mass production - only to ...

The US Air Force (USAF) fleet of strategic stealth bombers has returned to flight duty. Global Strike Command, which oversees the USAF’s small contingent of nuclear-capable Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit ...

John Knudsen Northrop, 45, has designed such crack planes as the Lockheed Vega, the Army’s A17, but it became evident last week that a big part of his heart and head was really in something very ...

The prototype’s wing lift was artificially boosted by an extensive pattern of razor-thin slots in the upper wing surface to reduce drag. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted by pilots, ...

"This photo survey covers the flying wing and tailless craft designed and produced by Jack Northrop and his team at Northrop Aircraft, Incorporated between 1939 and the early 1950s. It is not meant to ...

The war years: 1939 to 1945 -- Post-war struggles: 1946 to 1952 -- The post-Northrop years: 1953 to 1959 -- Tom Jones and the new Northrop Corp.: 1960 to 1973 -- Post-Vietnam war and the rise of ...

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting May 1st, 1991 - Buy The Wing Will Fly: Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber DVD ...