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  • Northrop Once Built Planes That Were Just Giant Wings

    Northrop Once Built Planes That Were Just Giant Wings

    After World War II, the future of commercial air travel was supposed to be fantastic. There were promises that planes like Northrop Grumman’s flying wing would become the norm for civilian flying. These promises were often made to Baby Boomers — young, impressionable kids of the 1950s and ’60s — like in this cutaway drawing…


  • Highlights From The World’s Largest Drone Fair

    Highlights From The World’s Largest Drone Fair

    Defence industry specialists circled up in Washington this week for the three-day-long trade fair of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. In other words, a bunch of guys with a lot of money just got together for a giant drone show. It’s actually the world’s largest. And here are its wares.