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 ...

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 ...

Jack Northrop felt he could reach the initial specifications with a simpler and smaller aircraft using his flying wing design, banking on the design's reduction in drag to extend range. The ...