#ho 229

[usafphantom2]

Horten Ho-229 & Northrop B-2

@Fiona75975939 via X

[deutschland-im-krieg]

Horton Ho 229 V3, captured and shipped back to the States. This is the one and only time it was assembled. When captured in Germany it was incomplete, the fuselage/centre section was many miles away from the outer wing panels when discovered by US troops. The Ho 229 was the only jet powered flying wing that actually flew during the war.

The second prototype, V2, was destroyed and the pilot killed on its second powered flight. This is the third prototype and was taken to America under Operation Paperclip. It was the world's first stealth aircraft, although its stealth capabilities were only discovered after computer modelling in the 21st century. For more, see my Facebook group - Eagles Of The Reich

[nocternalrandomness]

Artists concept of the German HO 229 V2 Bomber in flight

Only three of these aircraft were manufactured. Two gliders and one jet powered model. The glider version was the first to fly on March 1st 1944. The Horten HO 229 V2 made it's first powered maiden flight in December of 1944 and was destroyed in a crash after an engine failure on February 2, 1945.

[pedroam-bang]

Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)

[usafphantom2]

At the end of the Second World War, a Horten Ho-229 fighter, an advanced German aircraft with a flying wing design, was captured.

This innovative aircraft, developed by the Horten brothers, was notable for its ability to reduce radar detection, a very advanced technology for its time.

The Ho-229 represented a major leap in aeronautical engineering and is considered a precursor to modern stealth aircraft. Following its capture, Allies studied this aircraft intensively to understand and possibly integrate its technologies into future aeronautical developments.

@VoicesofWW2 via X

[usafphantom2]

The Horten Ho 229, late WW2 German prototype fighter/bomber. First flying wing powered by a jet engine. First to incorporate stealth technology.

@ron_eisele via X

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The Horten Ho 229, late WW2 German prototype fighter/bomber. First flying wing powered by a jet engine. First to incorporate stealth technology.

@ron_eisele via X

[elf-the-asymmetrical]

American aeronautics division be like:

This why there's no alien tech in area 51