List of flying wings

The following is a list of flying wings, their roles, successfulness, and countries of origin. A flying wing aircraft is one which has no distinct fuselage or tail, and the crew, engines and equipment are housed inside a thick wing, typically showing small nacelles, blisters and other housings.

List

Type	Country	Class	Role	Date	Status	Notes
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52	United Kingdom	1947	Jet	Experimental	Prototype	Twin engined.
Charpentier C1	France	1935				Trimotor
Chyeranovskii BICh-3	Soviet Union	1926		Experimental	Prototype
Farrar V-1 Flying Wing	United States	1962	Glider		Prototype
Freel Flying Wing	United States	1937	Glider		Prototype	School project
Horten H.I	Germany	1933	Glider		Prototype
Horten H.II	Germany	1935	Glider		Prototype
Horten H.III	Germany	1937	Glider	Experimental	Prototype	Motorglider
Horten H.IV	Germany	1941	Glider		Prototype	Four built. IV and IVa had a fuselage.
Horten H.Va, b, c	Germany	1937			Prototypes	Two flown. Twin engined. Vb converted into Vc
Horten H.VII	Germany	1942		testbed/trainer	Prototype	Twin engined
Horten Ho 229 (H.IX)	Germany	1944		Fighter	Prototype	Two flown.
Horten H.X	Germany		Jet	Fighter	Project
Horten H.XI	Germany		Glider
Horten H.XII	Germany		Propeller	Experimental	Project	Powered variant of H IVb with laminar flow wing
Horten H.XIII	Germany			Fighter	Project	Jet powered.
Horten H.XIV			Glider	Experimental
Horten H.XVIII	Germany			Bomber	Project	Jet powered
Horten Parabola	Germany		Glider	Experimental	Project	Built but not flown.
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II	United States	1991		Attack	Project
Northrop B-2 Spirit	United States	1989	Jet	Bomber	Production
Northrop N-1M	United States	1940	Propeller	Experimental	Prototype
Northrop N-9M	United States	1942	Propeller	Experimental	Prototype	4 flown.
Northrop XP-79	United States	1945	Jet	Fighter	Prototype
Northrop XB-35 & YB-35	United States	1945	Propeller	Bomber	Prototype
Northrop YB-49	United States	1947	Jet	Bomber	Prototype	Conversion of YB-35 converted to jet power.
Northrop Grumman Switchblade	United States	2008	UAV	Project
NRC tailless glider	Canada	1946	Glider	Research	Prototype	Two-seat
Putilov Stal-5	Soviet Union		Propeller	Airliner	Project	1933 18 passenger transport, scale model flew in 1935
Vought V-173	United States	1942	Propeller	Experimental	Prototype	Circular wing.
Vought XF5U	United States	1947	Propeller	Fighter	Project	Circular wing. Built but not flown.

See also

• Blended wing body
• Lifting body
• Variable-sweep wing

External links

• Development History of Horten Flying Wing Aircraft