Loading
In 1943 the all-wing and jet-propelled Horten Ho 229 ('aitch-oh-two-two-nine') promised spectacular performance and the German air force (Luftwaffe) chief, Hermann Göring, allocated half-a-million Reich Marks to the brothers Reimar and Walter Horten to build and fly several prototypes. Numerous technical problems beset this unique design and the only powered example crashed after several test flights but the airplane remains one of the most unusual combat aircraft tested during World War II.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: Horten Ho 229 V3
- Physical Dimensions: Wingspan: 16.8 m (55.4 ft)Length: 7.47 m (24.6 ft)Height 2.81 m (9.3 ft)Weights: Empty 5,067 kg (11,198 lb)Gross 8,999 kg (19,887 lb)Engines: (2) Junkers Jumo 004 B-2 turbojet, 900 kg (1,989 lb) thrust
- External Link: https://airandspace.si.edu/collection/id/nasm_A19600324000
Additional Items
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.