Ho 229: the first stealth? Well, not quite - but WWII Germany’s experimental flying-wing came eerily close. Designed by Reimar Horten, it featured radical ideas, including radar-absorbing paint made from coal and sawdust and top-mounted engines that reduced its IR signature. Stealth and IR masking weren’t even concepts in the 1940s - yet the Ho 229 had all the right instincts. It had tech decades ahead of its time.
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