4 June 2013

Wunderwaffen: Hitler's flying wing. Horten Ho 229: The first stealth fighter?

Wunderwaffen: Hitler's flying wing: The Horten Ho 229


The interesting history of the Horten Ho 229. 
Possibly the world's first stealth fighter and inspiration for the B2 Spirit Bomber ?




Check the full story on my Aeroplane blog: http://aircraftnut.blogspot.co.nz/

3 comments:

  1. I recall seeing the Doco on SKY - fascinating. And then they had plans to build a bigger one that could cross the Atlantic and drop a nuke... Terrifying to think what might have happened had the war lasted a couple more years...

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    1. Amerika Bomber. The Horten Bros. were working on this concept by the time the Ho 229's 3rd prototype took to the air. The war could have taken a completely different direction had the Ho 229 and Amerika Bomber been produced in quantaties.

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