Fritz Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Designed, planned and built by the Horten brothers in 1944/45. The aircraft was not operational by the end of the war. In a first test a prototype successfully flew a few rounds but crashed, killing the pilot. A project much favoured and encouraged by Göring, it could have prolonged the war. Further uncompleted examples fell into the hands of the Americans and Russians after the occupation and were shipped back for examination. About 70 years later the Americans built their "Tarnkappenbomber". The Horten had the advantage of not being detected on a radar screen, a top speed of around 1.000 km/hour and a long rang. It was also known as the "New-York-Bomber". Much original information on this project has been kept on the official secrets list till presently. These amateur aviationists have built their own fully functional version as a scale model. Designers and constructors, Gebrüder Horten, Walter and Reimar. The other brother, Wolfram, died over Dunkirk in 1940. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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