The Ho-229 was a german experamental flying wing that was designed and built in the last years of WWII. The body was made of thin sheet metal and the wings were made of wood. It was powered by two Junkers Jumo 004 jet engines, and out-matched the other german jet at that time(the Me-262) and was capable of 1000KMH. It saw only little combat before the americans captured the airbase that the project was stationed at. This example is a Ho-229 V3. The only surviving airframe of an HO-229 is under restoration to airworthyness at the Smithsonian. Tips: take-off with about 50% throttle, as full tends to push it on to the ground. Land with little or no throttle, and do not pull high G acrobatics or turns below 300 knots.
Credit to whoever made the landing gear.
Specifications
Spotlights
- kukimuki1234 8.2 years ago
- SimpleFlow 8.2 years ago
- GT3TobyRS 8.2 years ago
General Characteristics
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 46.1ft (14.1m)
- Length 22.7ft (6.9m)
- Height 7.1ft (2.2m)
- Empty Weight 18,095lbs (8,207kg)
- Loaded Weight 32,276lbs (14,640kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.696
- Wing Loading 26.3lbs/ft2 (128.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,225.4ft2 (113.8m2)
- Drag Points 6441
Parts
- Number of Parts 298
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 916
@Kerbalkid yes, it was the Horten that inspired the b-2 stealth bomber
But if it was operating it would of turned the tide of the war because of its speed and stealth technology
@Kerbalkid not many, it didn't serve for very long................
Strikes fear into the heart of many enemies
@kukimuki1234 ok
@corsair013 idk,i will try it,but i cant do it right now.
@kukimuki1234 what do ya think?
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@corsair013 You're welcome! Nice job, it looks cool
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@kukimuki1234 (from wikipedia) The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber initially designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik late in World War II. It was the first flying wing to be powered by jet engines.[
@kukimuki1234 yes it is, read the above comments.
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@corsair013
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