Original Pieces of Northrop YB-49 "Flying Wing" Airplane 1948 Crash & Signed COA

Description: You are bidding on: Original Pieces of Northrop YB-49 "Flying Wing" Airplane 1948 Crash & Signed COA Description Condition: In good condition. This is a Original Pieces of Northrop YB-49 "Flying Wing" Airplane 1948 Crash & Signed COAThis is crash debris were collected in 1992 in the Mojave Desert.The crash took place on June 5, 1948 DescriptionThe Northrop YB-49 was an American prototype jet-powered heavy bomber developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the United States Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a turbojet-powered development of the earlier, piston-engine Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft. With the XB-35 program seriously behind schedule by 1944, and the end of piston-engine combat aircraft in sight, the production contract for this propeller-driven type was cancelled in May of that year. Nevertheless, the Flying Wing design was still sufficiently interesting to the Air Force that work was continued on testing a single YB-35A production aircraft. Among the aircraft later completed were two airframes that the Air Force ordered be fitted with jet propulsion and designated as YB-49s.[1] The first of these new YB-49 jet-powered aircraft flew on 22 October 1947 (from Northrop airfield in Hawthorne, CA) and immediately proved more promising than its piston engine counterpart. The YB-49 set an unofficial endurance record of staying continually above 40,000 ft (12,200 m) for 6.5 hours. The second YB-49 was lost on June 5, 1948, killing its pilot, Major Daniel Forbes (for whom Forbes Air Force Base was named), co-pilot Captain Glen Edwards (for whom Edwards Air Force Base is named), and three other crew members,[2] one of whom, 1st Lieutenant Edward Lee Swindell, was a crew member on the Boeing B-29 that assisted Chuck Yeager in breaking the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 aircraft. Their aircraft suffered structural failure, with both outer wing sections becoming detached from the center section. Speculation at the time was that the YB-49 was lost due to excessive pullout loads imposed on the heavy airframe when a scheduled flight test of the large bomber's stall recovery resulted in a sudden and dramatic high-speed, nose-over dive. The post-stall high-speed dive resulted from the clean, low-drag, all-wing design, which gave the YB-49 a rapid speed increase in any type of dive. Fellow YB-49 test pilot Robert Cardenas later claimed that the YB-49 rotated backwards in stall, and that he warned Edwards about it. Jack Northrop later countered that such a behavior was impossible for the all-wing design ***************************************************************************************************** PLEASE READ: I buy mostly estates, close outs, shelf pulls, and auction items. As the history of the item is not always known. I will describe all of my items listed to the best of my ability, if there are any flaws to the item it will be noted in the listing and photos of the flaw shown. At times I may miss a flaw, as I am only human. Please contact me and I will make it right and make sure that you are happy with you interaction and purchase from Big Man Tim. See photos for details and ask all questions before purchasing. "FREE SHIPPING"Thank you for shopping in my store.Check out the other items in my eBay Store!HAPPY BIDDING041124/TM warehouse

Price: 299.95 USD

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