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Great article from the BBC on the Horten Ho 229
In the last months of World War Two, Nazi Germany tested an experimental fighter more spaceship than aircraft. Only now are we realising how inspired it was. BBC Future looks at the Horten Ho 229, one of aviation’s most futuristic designs.
In the last months of World War Two, Nazi Germany tested an experimental fighter more spaceship than aircraft. Only now are we realising how inspired it was. BBC Future looks at the Horten Ho 229, one of aviation’s most futuristic designs.
The WW2 flying wing decades ahead of its time
Posted from bbc.com
Military History
Airplanes
Germany
WWII World War Two
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Greatest Mysteries of World War 2 Hitlers Secret Aircraft History HD Documentary
The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (often called Gotha Go 229 due to the identity of the chosen manufacturer of the aircraft) was a German prototype . G...
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I saw this after the BBC article piqued my interest. There is also a group that is recreating this aircraft with original plans and modern materials. Should be interesting.
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Outstanding article about German engineering. We dodged a bullet by a few years as their aviation technology was much greater than the allied forces. The advent of the P-51 was fortuitous.
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Capt Daniel Goodman
I agree, of course, however, hat was only because they all did it for psychopaths with zero ethics, and a whole slave labor force at their ready disposal...in the case of the P-51, I'd read that was basically a US airframe with, I think, UK Rolls Royce engine, it was the same with the magnetron vacuum the for microwave radar, when it was sent over here, of read a thought about it being the most valuable piece of cargo to ever arrive in the US, I forget the reference, however, I do recall reading that some time ago....
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MAJ Ken Landgren
If memory serves me properly the P-51 was instrumental in three strategic attributes. They were able to escort the bombers to and from the bombing missions. They decimated the Luftwaffe pilots. The Luftwaffe had new air planes but few seasoned pilots to fly them. The P-51s were unleashed on tactical offensive missions which helped to turn the tide of the war.
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