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.

List

TypeCountryClassRoleDateStatusNotes
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52UKJetExperimental1947PrototypeTwin engined.
BAE Systems CoraxUKUAV2004Prototype
Charpentier C1France1935Trimotor
Chyeranovskii BICh-3USSRExperimental1926Prototype
Dassault nEUROnFranceExperimentalUCAV2012PrototypeUnmanned with stealth capability. Carries two 500lb bombs.
DINFIA IA 38ArgentineExperimental tailless transport aircraft1960Prototype
Farrar V-1 Flying WingUSGlider1962Prototype
Freel Flying WingUSGlider1937PrototypeSchool project
Horten H.IGermanyGlider1933Prototype
Horten H.IIGermanyGlider1935Prototype
Horten H.IIIGermanyGliderExperimental1937PrototypeMotorglider
Horten H.IVGermanyGlider1941PrototypeFour built. IV and IVa had a fuselage.
Horten H.Va, b, cGermany1937PrototypeTwo flown. Twin engined. Vb converted into Vc
Horten H.VIIGermanyTestbed/trainer1942PrototypeTwin engined
Horten Ho 229 (H.IX)GermanyJetFighter1944PrototypeTwo flown.
Horten H.XGermanyJetFighterProject
Horten H.XIGermanyGlider
Horten H.XIIGermanyPropellerExperimentalProjectPowered variant of H IVb with laminar flow wing
Horten H.XIIIGermanyJetFighterProject
Horten H.XIVGliderExperimental
Horten H.XVIIIGermanyJetBomberProject
Horten ParabolaGermanyGliderExperimentalProjectBuilt but not flown.
Lockheed Martin RQ-170 SentinelUSUAVStealth surveillance aircraft1991Production
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger IIUSJetAttack2007Project
Northrop B-2 SpiritUSJetBomber1989Production
Northrop N-1MUSPropellerExperimental1940Prototype
Northrop N-9MUSPropellerExperimental1942Prototype4 flown.
Northrop XP-79USJetFighter1945Prototype
Northrop XB-35 & YB-35USPropellerBomber1945Prototype
Northrop YB-49USJetBomber1947PrototypeConverted YB-35.
Northrop Grumman RQ-180USUAVStealth surveillance aircraft2015Prototype
Northrop Grumman SwitchbladeUSUAV2008Project
NRC tailless gliderCanadaGliderResearch1946PrototypeTwo-seat
Putilov Stal-5USSRPropellerTransport1933Project18 passengers, scale model flown 1935.
Soldenhoff So.ASwitzerlandpusher propellerTouring aircraft / trainer1930Prototypestwo-seats, six built
Vought V-173USPropellerExperimental1942PrototypeCircular wing.
Vought XF5UUSPropellerFighter1947ProjectCircular wing. Built but not flown.

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