Pre-cursor to modern Stealth technology, a jet powered version flew in February 1945.
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Good reference for model builders and has color photos,
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This review is from: The Horten Flying Wing in World War II: The History & Development of the Ho 229 (Schiffer Military History) (Paperback)
The author, H.P. (Hans-Peter) Dabrowski, has to date written two books on the subject of German all-wing aircraft and the pioneers Reimar and Walter Horten: this one and "Flying Wings of the Horten Brothers" (FWOTHB), also published by Schiffer. At 52 pages (counting the reverse of both the front and rear covers, which have pictures printed on them) this book is shorter than the other, however unlike the other it features color pictures of Horten aircraft: three pictures of the H-VII during its 1944 test flight, and two pictures of the H-IX as it looked in Silver Hill, Maryland USA where it still sits in storage, awaiting restoration.This volume, typical of Schiffer books, is short on text and long on photographs. This is not necessarily a bad thing, since the target audience for these books are model-builders needing a reference with lots of different views of the aircraft both built-up and under construction. This book does not disappoint, it is packed with black and white photos of numerous Horten aircraft, beginning with their early H-V propeller-driven experimental plane and the variants which followed it, culminating in their final "V3" version of the cutting-edge H-IX/Go-229 twin-jet fighter. This last aircraft sat uncompleted, for U.S. troops to discover in April 1945, after the Germans abandoned the Gotha Works plant at Friederichsroda. The many black and white pictures show various Horten aircraft under construction and in actual flight, and include some shots of the pilots as well. The model-builder will find a goldmine of images showing instrument panels, cockpit detail, engines (both Jumo and BMW), landing gear, and the like. The sparse text gives the reader an adequate but cursury summary of the couse of devlopment for each plane, however it feels rushed, almost like a college research paper. In this respect this book is noticeably inferior to FWOTHB, which in 64 pages does a better job explaining the history, while this book tries to let the pictures tell the story. The other book omits some pictures to make room for more text, and pictures which are full-page in the present book are reduced to half-page or smaller in FWOTHB; however FWOTHB is better written and edited, and definitely more complete if you are just as interested in the history as looking at pictures of the airplanes. In short, buy this book for the many excellent reference pictures, but if you want a well-written history of these aircraft then "Flying Wings of the Horten Brothers" is a better choice.
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