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.

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Type Country Class Role Date Status Notes
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 UK Jet Experimental1947 Prototype Twin engined.
Charpentier C1France 1935 Trimotor
Chyeranovskii BICh-3USSR Experimental1926 Prototype
Farrar V-1 Flying WingUSGlider 1962 Prototype
Freel Flying WingUSGlider 1937 PrototypeSchool project
Horten H.IGermanyGlider 1933 Prototype
Horten H.IIGermanyGlider 1935 Prototype
Horten H.IIIGermanyGlider Experimental 1937 PrototypeMotorglider
Horten H.IVGermanyGlider 1941 PrototypeFour built. IV and IVa had a fuselage.
Horten H.Va, b, cGermany 1937 Prototype Two flown. Twin engined. Vb converted into Vc
Horten H.VIIGermany Testbed/trainer1942PrototypeTwin engined
Horten Ho 229 (H.IX)Germany Fighter1944PrototypeTwo flown.
Horten H.XGermany Jet Fighter Project
Horten H.XIGermanyGlider
Horten H.XIIGermany Propeller Experimental ProjectPowered variant of H IVb with laminar flow wing
Horten H.XIIIGermany Jet Fighter Project
Horten H.XIV Glider Experimental
Horten H.XVIIIGermany Jet Bomber Project
Horten ParabolaGermany Glider Experimental Project Built but not flown.
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II US Attack1991Project
Northrop B-2 SpiritUS Jet Bomber1989Production
Northrop N-1M US Propeller Experimental1940Prototype
Northrop N-9MUS Propeller Experimental1942Prototype4 flown.
Northrop XP-79US Jet Fighter1945Prototype
Northrop XB-35 & YB-35 US Propeller Bomber 1945 Prototype
Northrop YB-49US Jet Bomber 1947 Prototype Converted YB-35.
Northrop Grumman Switchblade US UAV 2008 Project
NRC tailless gliderCanada Glider Research1946PrototypeTwo-seat
Putilov Stal-5USSR Propeller Transport 1933 Project 18 passengers, scale model flown 1935.
Vought V-173US Propeller Experimental1942Prototype Circular wing.
Vought XF5UUS Propeller Fighter1947Project Circular wing. Built but not flown.

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