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It's not from the 70s.
Or the 60s.
Or even the 1950s.

Feast your eyes on the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing...circa 𝟭𝟵𝟰𝟳.
The YB-49 began life as the YB-35: A piston powered heavy bomber prototype. They were designed as a contingent in the event that England fell to the Nazis. They were to carry crew of 9 over 8,000 miles with up to 50,000lbs of bombs.
At the end of the war, the YB-35 got upgraded from pistons to jets, gaining 8x Allison J35-A-15 turbojets and a new designation: YB-49.
Ultimately, the YB-49 was passed over for the B-36...another monster bomber designed with intercontinental range.
The YB-49's shiny metal profile is still eye-catching 72 years later.
Before its demise, the YB-49 was granted a trip down Pennsylvania Avenue. Its flyover of the Capitol dome looks like a grocery store tabloid cover.
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