The Wing Will Fly: Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber

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The Wing Will Fly: Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber (1991)

Directed by John Honey

Documentary

Aviation pioneer Jack Northrop designed the flying wing - a breakthrough that reduced drag... increased lift... and dodged radar. Northrop fought to get the flying wing into mass production - only to lose everything. But his dream became the B2 stealth bomber, 40 years later. This documentary takes us from the early days of the aviation designer to the final production and test flights of the Northrop B-49 "Flying Wing" jet bomber, which was 50 years ahead of its time and the first true "stealth" aircraft. The film contains archival video and interviews with the original test pilots and Northrop employees.

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Cast

J
John Northrop Jr. Himself
T
Ted Coleman Himself
J
John Myers Himself
J
John Benjamin Himself
E
Ed Maloney Himself
B
Bion Provost Himself
B
Bob Larsent Himself
R
Roy Wolford Himself
I
Ira Chart Himself
M
Max Stanley Himself
R
Robert Cardenas Himself
J
James O. Young Himself

Crew

Director
John Honey
Editor
Ross Thompson

Details

Release date
1991-05-01
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Production
Discovery Communications