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Grounded Dreams: The Northrop XP-79 – The Fighter That Fell Before It Could Fight

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Grounded Dreams: The Northrop XP-79 – The Fighter That Fell Before It Could Fight

The Northrop XP-79 flying wing promised a radical interceptor design, but instability and a fatal first flight ended the project before it could prove itself.

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