YB-49a Flying Wing Signed By Bob Cardenas 1/100 - United States Air Force (USA) - Museum Company Photo

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YB-49a Flying Wing Signed By Bob Cardenas 1/100 - United States Air Force (USA)

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Product Description

Our premium high quality air & space museum replicas and naval models are handcrafted from mahogany and comes with a wooden base. Model is signed by Bob Cardenas YB49 Pilot. Dimensions are 7(L) X 9"(H) X 20.5"(Wingspan).

The Northrop YB-49 was a prototype jet-powered heavy bomber aircraft developed by Northrop Corporation shortly after World War II for service with the U.S. Air Force. The YB-49 featured a flying wing design and was a jet-powered development of the earlier piston-engined Northrop XB-35 and YB-35. The two YB-49s actually built were both converted YB-35 test aircraft.

The YB-49 never entered production being passed over in favor of the more conventional Convair B-36 Peacemaker piston-driven design. Design work performed in the development of the YB-35 and YB-49 nonetheless proved to be valuable to Northrop decades later in the eventual development of the B-2 stealth bomber which entered service in the early 1990s.

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Adult Collectible Model: Not Intended for Children Under 16