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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by tingletech on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @02:18AM (#22746208)
It looks like the flying wing! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_YB-49

My grandpa worked on drones for Northrup from the late 60s to the late 80s, and he loved the flying wing design (not used on his drone though). He built op-amp based control systems, and flew jet drones with oscillators and large portable field plotters.

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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by jacobush on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @05:27AM (#22747009)
Inspired by the captured WW2 German flying wing, no doubt.
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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by hackeraccount on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @07:50AM (#22747732)
The idea of a flying wing predates WWII.

https://www.airforcemag.com/article/jack-northrop-and-the-fl...

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