The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 was a German prototype fighter-bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik. Developed at a late stage of the Second World Wa
Radar-testing H.IX V3 reproduction at the San Diego Air and Space Museum
The Horten H.IX V2 before a test flight
Horten IV glider (hanging, top)
Unloading of the captured Horten Ho 229 V3 in the United States.
Walter Horten and Reimar Horten, sometimes credited as the Horten Brothers, were German aircraft pilots. Walter was a fighter pilot on the Western Front, flying a Bf 109 for Jagdgeschwader 26 in the f
Horten Ho 229
…Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter-bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik. Developed at a late stage of the Second World War, it was one of the earliest flying wing aircraft to be powered…
The Horten brothers: Walter (left) and Reimar (right)
Horten Ho IV flying wing sailplane recumbent glider at the Deutsches Museum