A flying wing is a type of tailless aircraft which has no distinct fuselage. The crew, engines and equipment are housed inside a thick wing, typically showing small nacelles, blisters and other housings.

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TypeCountryClassRoleDateStatusNo.Notes
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52UKJetExperimental1947Prototype2Twin engined.
BAE Systems TaranisUKJetUAV2013Prototypen/a
Boeing Phantom RayUSJetUAV2011Prototypen/a
Chyeranovskii BICh-3USSRPropellerExperimental1926Prototype1
Dassault nEUROnFranceJetUAV2012Prototypen/astealth
Delft Flying-VNetherlandsDucted fanUAV2020Experimental1Scale model of proposed airliner
DRDO GhatakIndiaJetUCAV2022Prototype1Scaled down technology demonstrator
Farrar V-1 Flying WingUSGliderHomebuilt1962Prototype1
Freel Flying WingUSGliderHomebuilt1937Prototype1School project
Horten H.IGermanyGliderExperimental1933Prototype2
Horten H.IIGermanyGliderExperimental1935Prototype4
Horten H.IIIGermanyGliderExperimental1937Prototype191 modified as motorglider
Horten H.IVGermanyGlider1941Prototype4IV and IVa had a fuselage.
Horten H.Va, b, cGermanyPropellerExperimental1937Prototype2Twin engined
Horten H.VIIGermanyPropellerTrainer1942Prototype2Twin engined
Horten Ho 229 (H.IX)GermanyJetFighter1944Prototypen/aTwo flown
Horten H.XGermanyJetFighterProject0
Horten H.XIGermanyGlidern/a
Horten H.XIIGermanyPropellerExperimental1944Project0Powered H IVb with laminar flow wing
Horten H.XIVGermanyGliderExperimental1945n/a
Horten H.XVIIIGermanyJetBomber1945Project0
Horten ParabolaGermanyGliderExperimental1938Project0Built but not flown.
Lockheed Martin RQ-170 SentinelUSUAVReconnaissance1991Production20 ca.
Kalinin K-12RussiaFirebirdBomber1937Prototype1
McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger IIUSJetAttack2007Project0
Northrop B-2 SpiritUSJetBomber1989Production21
Northrop Grumman B-21 RaiderUSJetBomberCurrentProject1
Northrop N-1MUSPropellerExperimental1940Prototype1
Northrop N-9MUSPropellerExperimental1942Prototype4
Northrop XP-79USJetFighter1945Prototype1
Northrop XB-35 & YB-35USPropellerBomber1945Prototypen/a
Northrop YB-49USJetBomber1947Prototype3Converted YB-35.
Northrop Grumman SwitchbladeUSJetUAV2008Project0
NRC tailless gliderCanadaGliderResearch1946Prototype1
Putilov Stal-5USSRPropellerTransport1933Project018 passengers, scale model flown 1935.
SaeghehIranJetUAV2018Productionn/a
Sukhoi S-70 OkhotnikRussiaJetUAV2019Prototype1stealth
Mikoyan SkatRussiaJetUAVn/aPrototypen/astealth
Vought V-173USPropellerExperimental1942Prototype1Circular wing.
Vought XF5UUSPropellerFighter1947Project0Failed to fly
TAI Anka-3TurkeyJetUCAV2022Prototype1First prototype flown

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