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Horten Ho 229

3,464 bigguns1234  8.3 years ago
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Auto Credit Based on ChaMikey's Horten Ho-229 "Propaganda"

This is not mine its (ChaMikey) i just upgraded it with the new parts

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ho 229 Horten Ho IX line drawing.svg H.IX V1 glider drawings Role Fighter/Bomber Manufacturer Gothaer Waggonfabrik Designer Horten brothers First flight 1 March 1944 (glider) Primary user Luftwaffe Number built 3 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.[1] The design was a response to Hermann Göring's call for light bomber designs capable of meeting the "3×1000" requirement; namely to carry 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) of bombs a distance of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) with a speed of 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph). Only jets could provide the speed, but these were extremely fuel-hungry, so considerable effort had to be made to meet the range requirement. Based on a flying wing, the Ho 229 lacked all extraneous control surfaces to lower drag. It was the only design to come even close to the 3×1000 requirements and received Göring's approval. Its ceiling was 15,000 metres (49,000 ft).[2]

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Horten Ho-229 "Propaganda"
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 61.9ft (18.9m)
  • Length 29.9ft (9.1m)
  • Height 10.3ft (3.2m)
  • Empty Weight 20,445lbs (9,273kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,445lbs (9,273kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.297
  • Wing Loading 20.7lbs/ft2 (101.3kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 985.6ft2 (91.6m2)
  • Drag Points 10911

Parts

  • Number of Parts 204
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 854
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    3,464 bigguns1234

    @ChaMikey your welcom

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    50.7k ChaMikey

    thank you for doing such a thing! those 6 inlets below the wings were hideous before these fuselage inlets were added! bugger me.. @bigguns1234 this thing looks 10x pretty now! you have my thanks :)

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    3,464 bigguns1234

    @Fishbowl1121 thank you

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    3,464 bigguns1234

    i love the new parts its a huge step forward

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    3,464 bigguns1234

    thanks for the upvotes

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    3,464 bigguns1234

    @ChaMikey I was just going though old planes a i stumbled upon a 229 and decided to upgrade it.

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    50.7k ChaMikey

    he added the new fuselage intakes @Fishbowl1121

    8.3 years ago
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    50.7k ChaMikey

    wonderful, i've just replaced the intake and the exhaust with the same idea! quite flattering to think anyone would update my plane :) you have my approval!

    8.3 years ago
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    3,464 bigguns1234

    @Fishbowl1121 half of my planes are copyies that i upgarde

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    3,464 bigguns1234

    @Fishbowl1121 i just upgraded it

    8.3 years ago