The V-1 was an attempt to create a glider design based on the
Northrop Corporation flying wing designs of the 1940s, such as the
Northrop YB-49. The aircraft is made from metal and wood, with doped
aircraft fabric covering. Its span wing employs a modified Northrop
airfoil and tip-mounted
ailerons, in the form of rotating
wing tips, of each. A single
vertical stabilizer and rudder was mounted at the rear of the wing center
trailing edge. The cockpit is located within the wing center section and the pilot flies in the
prone position. Only one V-1 was built and it was registered with the
Federal Aviation Administration in the
Experimental - Amateur-built category. ==Operational history==