The McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II was an ambitious project aimed at creating a carrier-based stealth bomber for the U.S.
It is similar in appearance and mission to its direct predecessor, the B-2 Spirit, and demonstrates the ascendancy of the flying wing design for the most sophisticated bombers. But for all its ...
While that bomber pioneered both stealth technology and the flying-wing design, it is notoriously difficult to maintain. Combined with a small fleet of just 20 aircraft, the result was highly ...
THE blended-wing concept dates back several decades. The earliest attempts at building planes with the design date back to the late 1920s, in Germany. A jet-powered flying wing design was created ...
The U.S. Air Force has no plans to acquire stealthy uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAV) capable of operating with very high ...
The photograph by an Airbus satellite on Google Earth from Feb. 2024 showing the flying-wing aircraft or drone at the radar test facility near Baoding, in eastern China’s Hebei province.
F1’s regulations limit the amount of flexibility permitted, but teams try to find ways to maximize this to improve ...
NBA star guard Luka Doncic may be the highest-flying human in Slovenia. But the SQA multirole eVTOL can fly more than 13,000 ...
GJ-11 is notable for its stealth capabilities and advanced design, which includes a tailless flying wing structure. Recent reports indicate that the GJ-11 is capable of operating from Type 075 ...
The Flugplatz Brandis Waldpolenz, near Leipzig, Germany - served as one of the most important Luftwaffe testing sites during the Nazi era.
It was notable that it featured a flying-wing design with a relatively small fuselage and minimal tail surface, which significantly reduced drag. The basic version was also developed to operate as ...