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Aircraft without a distinct tail, where pitch control and stability are supplied by the wing itself.

Flying wing aircraft do not have separate horizontal tail-planes and usually achieve pitch stability and control by means of reflex camber and wing sweep.

Examples include the Northrop YB-49, the Northrop-Grumman B-2, the Dassault nEUROn or the Sukhoi S-70.

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Has the construction team of the Northrop Grumann B-2 Spirit made use of the features of the German Horten Ho 229?

1) 2) In the first picture, we can see the German-made Horten Ho 229. See also this video. The second picture shows the American-made Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. See also this video Clearly, both air wings show a remarkable similarity. The German…
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How many flying-wings have been certified for manufacture?

There are a number of flying wings which were certified airworthy and conducted test flights, but how many made it all the way to production certification (equivalent of a normal type certificate in the US)? I can think of only two examples, both in…
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Flying wing vs box wing aircraft design

I've been reading some articles online about flying wings aircraft design. But articles about box wing design (of similar depth to flying wing articles) seem harder to find. For illustration, here are two example aircraft, one of each design, i.e.…
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