Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit: An Illustrated History

It has been called the most amazing and unbelievable aircraft of the 20th century. One look at the bat—like lines of the USAF’s stealthy B—2 Spirit bomber quickly confirms this. But that futuristic shape has lineage back to the 1940s when the Northrop Company designed and built the B—35 and B—49 models – aircraft that closely resembled this 1990s flying wing version. Granted, the B—2 development program has had to endure a rocky road, but it is now here, and even though in smaller numbers t...