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Books, posters, and other stuff for fans of the Northrop and Horten all-wing aircraft, sold by Historic Aviation in association with the Warbird Forum. Click on the image or the title for more information. Prices can change. Shipping starts at $4.95.

Horten Brothers
The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Aircraft - Myhra. Written from interviews with the Horten brothers, and illustrated with over 735 of their personal photos, this is a masterful documentary, 9"x12", 320 pages, hardbound. $59.95
YB-49 charcoal sketch
YB-49 Flying Wing - Ken Fox. Detailed black & white charcoal pencil lithograph of the YB-49 jet-powered flying wing of the 1950s, forerunner to today's B-2 bomber. Highly collectible print is 20"x16" including border with title. $9.95
B-2 Spirit
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit - Holder. The B-2 development program endured a rocky road, but it survived, and the airplane has performed well in combat. 150 color and B&W photos, 80 pgs., 8.5"x11", softbound. $19.95

B-2 Spirit in Action
B-2 Spirit in Action - Goodall. In 1979, Northrop engineers created the stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber. It has flown combat missions over Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. See its development and service history. 50 pages., 110 B&W photos, "wheel-well art", color 3-view and more. 11"x8.25", softbound. $9.95

B-2 Spirit print
B-2 Spirit - Domenic DeNardo. The Northrop B-2 Spirit—a radar evading, flying wing stealth bomber. 19"x24" print. $34.95
Northrop Wing in Action
Flying Wings of Jack Northrop - Pape, Campbell & Campbell. Covers the flying wing and tailless aircraft created by Northrop Aircraft from 1939 to the 1950s: N-1M, N-9M, XP-56, MX-324/334, XP-79B, JB-1/10, XB/YB-35, YB-49/YRB-49A, X-4, and the Snark. 64 pages, 118 B&W photos, 8.5"x 11", softbound. $9.95

The Horten Ho 9/Ho 229 Retrospective. Myhra. Based on interviews with numerous former Horten Flugzeugbau members. How the Ho 9 came to be: construction delays, flight testing, and the loss of test pilot Erwin Ziller in 1944. 200 pages, 250+ B&W photos, line drawings, 8.5"x 11", hardbound. $49.95
The Horten Ho 9/Ho 229 Technical History - Myhra. Detailed construction photographs of of the all-wood main spar, wood wing ribs, plywood wing covering, fuel tanks, control surfaces, landing gear, etc. Detailed text for each photo. 240 pgs., 1,000+ B&W photos, line drawings, 8.5"x 11", hardbound. $59.95
Gotha P-60 all-wing
Gotha P.60 - Myhra. A detailed look at the aircraft proposed by Gotha to replace the Horten Ho 229 flying wing. Comparison of the two aircraft, first-hand interviews with those involved in the program. 144 pages, 330+ B&W and color photos and drawings, 8.5"x 11", softbound. $19.95

Ho 9 X Plane
Horten Ho 9 (X Planes of the Third Reich) - Myhra. Fascinating look at the development of the Horten all-wings. High quality photos and computer reconstructions are a wonderful aid for visualizing the craft and their future variants that were never built. 80 pages, 175 photos and computer images, 11"x8.25", softbound. $12.95
Jack's Unusual Design
Jack's Unusual Design - Stokes. Jack Northrop devoted much of his design efforts to developing tailless aircraft like the jet-powered YB-49 shown here. Limited Edition print by Stan Stokes is 11.5"x 6". $39.95
Northrop Flying Wings
Northrop Flying Wings - Pape & Campbell. An in-depth study of this radical design, far ahead of its time. Covers N-9M, XP-56, B-35 and B-49. 256 pages, over 300 photos, 8.5"x11", hardbound $49.95

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