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Was the Horten 229 ever built?
The Horten Ho 229 V3 is the only extant example of the world’s first all-wing jet aircraft. Built in Germany during World War II, the Horten Ho 229 promised spectacular performance.
Was the B2 based on the Ho 229?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but the B2 and the Horten both look extremely similar. Not in the least was the B2 based on the Horton 229.
Why didn’t Germany have aircraft carriers?
Hitler didn’t need the vast fleet of carriers the United States sent to the Pacific in 1945. Every carrier built would have meant fewer tanks and aircraft to stop the Soviet avalanche that eventually trampled Germany in 1945. As for Italy, it didn’t have the resources to build many carriers.
Is a flying wing efficient?
The medium size flying wing is 10-20 percent more efficient as a transport vehicle than conventional airplanes, measured in terms of global transport productivity.
Was the USS Yorktown found?
HONOLULU (AP) _ Almost 56 years after being torpedoed during the decisive Battle of Midway, the USS Yorktown was found on Tuesday more than three miles down on the Pacific floor.
What is the Horten 229 edition?
Limited edition of 229, each with 5 large, folded sheets of drawing of the of the plans personalized to the buyer and signed by the son of the designer, Reimar Horten. The Horten 229 V3 edition is part of the Horten Projects Colletion being created over the next few years by the Dr. Reimar Horten Foundation.
Why does the Horten Ho 229 have a smaller radar cross-section?
A jet-powered flying wing design such as the Horten Ho 229 has a smaller radar cross-section (RCS) than conventional contemporary twin-engine aircraft because the wings blended into the fuselage and there are no large propeller disks or vertical and horizontal tail surfaces to provide a typical identifiable radar signature.
Where did the Horten Ho 229 fly?
Shepelev, Andrei and Huib Ottens. Ho 229, The Spirit of Thuringia: The Horten All-wing jet Fighter. London: Classic Publications, 2007. ISBN 1-903223-66-0. “Photo: Horten Ho 229 flying over Göttingen, Germany. 1945”. Note: Official RLM designations had the prefix “8-“, but this was usually dropped and replaced with the manufacturer’s prefix.