![]() ![]() The first flight, which has been long delayed, will be among the most closely followed aeronautical excursions in recent history. If all goes well, the flying wing airplane, which lacks a conventional fuselage and is made largely of plastic composites, will climb to 10,000 feet, fly over Southern California for 2 1/2 hours and then land at Edwards Air Force Base about 35 miles east of Palmdale. Couch of the Air Force are expected to pull back on the throttle of a B-2 stealth bomber and accelerate down a runway in Palmdale for the controversial aircraft’s historic first flight.
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