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This Stealth Bomber Prototype Flew in 1947 - It Was America s First Flying Wing the YB-49

Pictured: the YB-49 Flying Wing prototype and stealth bomber inspiration vs. the Convair Peacemaker B-36 that was chosen for production over it. As early as 1938, Germany raised the concept of a ...
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Avro Lancaster takes flight: Marking 85 years since the prototype's maiden airborne test

Eighty-five years ago, the Avro Lancaster prototype made its first flight, marking the beginning of one of the RAF's most ...
New Atlas

Second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber makes maiden flight

The US Air Force's second B-21 Raider nuclear bomber has taken to the skies for the first time. The second of a planned fleet of 100, the sixth-gen aircraft took off from Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, ...
The Aviationist

Supposed Third Prototype of China’s J-36 Next-Generation Jet has Flown

The supposed third J-36 prototype emerged exactly a year after the first one was spotted in December 2024. Chinese military aviation observers observed what they believe to be a third prototype of the ...