Northrop N-1M Flying-Wing Research Aircraft Family
The Northrop N-1M was the first Northrop flying-wing aircraft to prove the concept in flight. Built as an internally funded research aircraft, its tailless planform, control surfaces, and changing wing geometry supplied practical evidence for the much larger XB-35 and YB-49 flying-wing programmes.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Northrop Model 1 MockupN-1MNorthrop JeepNorthrop Flying Wing
- Family Name
- Northrop N-1M
- Full Name
- Northrop N-1M Flying-Wing Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Northrop N-1M was the first Northrop flying-wing aircraft to prove the concept in flight. Built as an internally funded research aircraft, its tailless planform, control surfaces, and changing wing geometry supplied practical evidence for the much larger XB-35 and YB-49 flying-wing programmes.
- First Flight Year
- 1,940
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Northrop N-1M initial twin Lycoming O-145 installation
- Notes
- The initial N-1M was powered by two 65-hp Lycoming O-145 four-cylinder engines. Smithsonian documentation states that the fuselage completely enclosed the engines; no O-145 suffix, Franklin replacement, or later N-9M propulsion is inferred.
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- Creation Time
- August 5, 2026 at 02:52:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 5, 2026 at 02:57:33 UTC