The first Northrop Flying Wing, with a wing span of 30 feet six inches, is shown here on its maiden flight. This aircraft, built in 1929, was successfully flown many times and afforded invaluable research information, While this was not a true "Flying Wing," it represented a monumental step on the way toward today's big Northrop Flying Wing XB-35 bomber, built at Northrop Field, in Hawthorne, California. November 1, 1946. (Photo by Dale Armstrong Steve Hannagan Associates Northrop Aircraft, Inc.