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HORTEN Ho.9 V1 (Ho.229 V1)
1944
 
RESEARCH GLIDER
 
     
   
 
 
 
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DATA
 
 
HORTEN Ho.9 V1 (Ho.229 V1)
RLM-No.8-229, Werk-Nr.39
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 RESEARCH GLIDER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 GERMANY
MANUFACTURER :
 Horten Flugzeugbau GmbH
FIRST FLIGHT :
 MARCH 1 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 N/A
NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 52ft 6in (16.0m)
LENGTH :
 21ft 8in (6.6m)
HEIGHT :
 ---
WING AREA :
 560 sq ft (52sq m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 4,189lbs (1,900kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 4,409lbs (2,000kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 ---
ARMAMENT :
 NONE
BOMB LOAD :
 None
POWER PLANT :
 NONE
CREW :
 1-Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
LANDING SPEED :
 46.6 mph (75km/h)
CRUISING SPEED :
 ---
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 ---
CLIMB RATE :
 ---
RANGE :
 ---
SERVICE CEILING :
 ---
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
 
 

Dabrowski, Hans-Peter. The Horten Flying Wing In World War II - The History & Development of the Ho 229. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Military History. 1991. ISBN 0-88740-357-3.

Dabrowski, Hans-Peter. Flying Wings of the Horten Brothers. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 1995. ISBN 08740-886-9.

Myhra, David. Horten Ho 9 - An Illustrated Series On Germany's Experimental Aircraft Of World War II. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 1999. ISBN 0-7643-0916-1.

Myhra, David. The Horten Brothers And Their All-Wing Aircraft. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 1998. ISBN 0-7643-0441-0.

Myhra, David. Monogram Close-Up 12 - Horten 229. Danvers, MA: Monogram Aviation Publication. 1983. ISBN 0-914144-12-X.

Wagner, Wolfgang. The History Of Germany Aviation - The First Jet Aircraft. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 1998. ISBN 0-7643-0488-7.

Myhra, David. The Horten Ho 9/Ho 229 Technical History. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. 2002. ISBN 0-7643-1667-2.

Griehl, Manfred. Jet Planes of the Third Reich - The Secret Projects, Volume 1. Sturbridge, MA: Monogram Aviation Publications. 1998. ISBN 0-91414-36-7.

Rose, Bill. Secret Projects: Flying Wings And Tailless Aircraft. Sturbridge, MA: Ian Allan Publishing. 2010. ISBN 878-185780-320-4.

 
 
     
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