The flying wing concept was decades ahead of its time, combining innovative design with promises of greater speed, range, and ...

A-a reconnaissance variant of the experimental YB-49 flying wing-took its first flight. Though the program was ultimately ...

General Robert L. Cardenas, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) As told to James P. Busha The YB-49 demonstrated that putting jet engines on an airframe designed for piston engines made the aircraft faster but ...