2.9K views · 244 reactions | The stealth-like qualities of the XB-35/YB-49 flying wing aircraft became the starting point for the B-2 Spirit design. #NorthropGrumman #FlyingWingFriday | Northrop Grumman Corporation | Facebook

1949 – Northrop launches the YB-49 Flying Wing, big brother to the B-2 stealth bomber. The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a Flying Wing design and was a jet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft. The YB-49 never entered production, being pa