This is a test.....and a reply
I was watching a Discovery Channel show several years ago, right after the "Stealth Bomber" became public. The show discussed earlier drawings with respect to a "flying wing" that was NOT accepted/approved by the powers that be. I believe it was being tested/tried in the 1940's (don't quote me).
As such, if the writer/aviation technical director of the aforementioned movie was a history buff, he would have known about the previous design.
Isn't she adorable...that is before she became the holy terror!! She is now 7 years old and still thinks she is that size when it comes to sitting on my lap!!