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| Role | Flying wing |
| Manufacturer | Northrop |
| Designed by | Jack Northrop |
| First flight | 3 July 1941 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Status | Experimental |
| Primary user | Northrop Corp. |
| Number built | 1 |
| Variants | Northrop N-9M |
The Northrop N-1M was an early flying wing aircraft, predecessor to the Northrop N-9M and Northrop YB-35.
This aircraft, the first true flying wing produced in the United States, was developed during 1939 and 1940, and first flew on July 3, 1941 at Baker Dry Lake in California. Unstable and underpowered, but basically sound, the N-1M paved the way for Northrop's later flying wings.
The plane was donated to the United States Army Air Forces in 1945 and was placed in the collection of the National Air Museum the following year. It is now on public display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Specifications (N-1M)
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- Crew: one, pilot
- Length: 17 ft 11 in (5.46 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 8 in (11.80 m)
- Height: 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
- Wing area: 300 ft² (27.9 m²)
- Loaded weight: 3,900 lb (1,769 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Lycoming O-145, 65 hp (50 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 200 mph (322 km/h)
- Range: 300 miles (483 km)
- Service ceiling 4,000 ft (1,219 m)
- Wing loading: 13 lb/ft² (63 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.06 kW/kg ()
References
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Northrop N-1M.
See also
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