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COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag
COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag
COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag
COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag
COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag

COPY vtg Northrop YB-49 flying wing blueprint unlabeled upper surface wing diag

$ 18.21

Availability: 55 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: THIS IS A COPY - not an original - of a used, old, worn, blueprint with yellowed fold creases. Condition is excellent. Please see the photos.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    keywords:  Northrop Aircraft Inc.  Hawthorne, CA
    Northrop Field
    B-35 B35 YB-49 B-49 B49 RB-49A XB-35
    Please note:  I ship to USA only.  Depending on buyer's location eBay may collect state sales tax.
    Listed here is a copy (NOT an original) of a vintage blueprint of the YB-49
    flying wing bomber.
    The print is only labeled UPPER
    SURFACE" and has no YB-49 markings on it.  However it came with another print which is labeled "YB-49 Wing Diagram"
    lower surface.  The upper surface diagram present in this lot provides a full wing diagram.  The diagram provides upper
    surface wing station identifications as well as identification of wing spars.
    The original copy of this item was contained in a collection of Northrop materials owned by Career Northrop
    structural engineer
    (
    Lawrence Le Vau)
    from whose
    estate these materials
    came.
    Again, there is no title block for this print.
    The copy that I am
    selling duplicates the yellowed folds of the original print.
    Condition is good.
    Please see the photos.
    Mr. Le Vau worked on the B-35 and the B-49 flying wings and it appears, based on the materials provided,
    he worked
    on
    the F-89D Scorpion as well.
    He was on a team that investigated the crash of YB-49 aircraft 2.
    It is likely that Mr. Le Vau
    referenced this print while working on the crash investigation.
    With
    the original
    item
    being an actual blueprint
    I was concerned about the legality of selling it.
    I was told
    by
    Maxwell AFB
    personnel that since the item is over 50 years old it is fair game
    .
    This item would
    be of
    particular interest
    to any fan of the history of the Northrop
    Flying
    wing
    aircraft
    but would also be
    of interest to any military aviation buff in general.
    Any folks involved in the design and manufacture of military aircraft
    might be interested in this as well.
    Please
    ask any questions you might have prior to bidding
    .
    Thank you.
    s
    eller’s item reference number:
    6.2.7.003 - 912
    note:  listings from this seller will be unavailable from 12/7 through 12/26
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