Northrop

Northrop YB-49

Heavy bomber

Flying wing.

  • First flight1947
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built4

History

Flying wing.

Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
6
Length
53 ft 1 in
Wingspan
172 ft
Height
15 ft 2 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
493 mph
Service ceiling
45,700 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
8 × Allison J35-A-15 turbojet engines (4,000 lbf)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns (to be mounted in rotating "stinger" tail cone on all production aircraft); Bombs: 16,000 lb (7,260 kg) of ordnance