Wing Span:

60 feet

First Flight:

December 1942

Current Status:

N-9MB is fully restored and flying at the Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, CA.

Construction:

Wooden wings, aircraft tubing center section

Resources:

Jack Northrop and the Flying Wing
Winged Wonders
Northrop Flying Wings
The Flying Wings of Jack Northrop

Four N-9Ms were built, one being lost in a fatal crash. They were designed as 1/3 scale models of the ultimate XB-35 bomber. Many control surface options were tested. the final configuration being employed on the XB-35.