The Naval Aircraft Factory N3N was designed and built at roughly the same time as the Stearman PT-17, a more famous biplane ...

But flying any distance using these alone, without the assistance of wings, would require prohibitive ... as it is for any aircraft. To fly a biplane, even one that you can drive on the roads ...

Almost all airplanes have vertical stabilizers ... The B-2 is not the first flying wing; indeed, tailless aircraft have been experimented with since the earliest days of aviation.

The Wright brothers successfully flew their first "flying machine" in 1903 ... difference above and below the wing creates a net upward force, giving the aircraft lift. Once this upward force ...