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Northrop N9MB Flying Wing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_N-9M
When Northrop's Flying Wing bomber program was canceled, all remaining N-9M flight test aircraft, except for the final N-9MB, were scrapped. For more than three decades, it slowly deteriorated until the Chino, California Planes of Fame Air Museum acquired the aircraft in 1982 and began the labor-intensive restoration process. For the next two decades, former Northrop employees and other skilled volunteers slowly returned the N-9MB to its final flight configuration. Since 1993, the yellow-and-blue Flying Wing has been exhibited, with flight demonstrations at several airshows every year.
The restored N-9MB Flying Wing at the Planes of Fame Air Museum:
[video=youtube;Q4fBVESIwok]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fBVESIwok[/video]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_N-9M
When Northrop's Flying Wing bomber program was canceled, all remaining N-9M flight test aircraft, except for the final N-9MB, were scrapped. For more than three decades, it slowly deteriorated until the Chino, California Planes of Fame Air Museum acquired the aircraft in 1982 and began the labor-intensive restoration process. For the next two decades, former Northrop employees and other skilled volunteers slowly returned the N-9MB to its final flight configuration. Since 1993, the yellow-and-blue Flying Wing has been exhibited, with flight demonstrations at several airshows every year.
The restored N-9MB Flying Wing at the Planes of Fame Air Museum:
[video=youtube;Q4fBVESIwok]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fBVESIwok[/video]
