Horton 229 - World's First Invisible Aircraft
This was the first turbojet aircraft on the right numbered with the most unusual fighting projects implemented during the Second World War.
To implement the project "flying wing" under the Luftwaffe had established a special "zonderkomanda 9. RLM designation assigned car" Go-229, and in early summer 1944, was contracted to seven experimental and 20 predseriynyh aircraft.
When in January 1945, began testing the aircraft controllability lived most optimistic expectations. In March, nose wheel began to tidy up in the air, after which the speed was reached at 795 km / h.
The design of this revolutionary for that time, the German development will reduce weight and aerodynamic drag of aircraft, while increasing its maneuverability. During the futuristic appearance of a fighter-bomber hiding turbojets Junkers Jumo-004V, as well as four 30-millimeter cannon. Also, the aircraft can carry 2 bombs, the weight of each ton. This miracle of technology has the ideal characteristics: does not conclude the war in May 1945, But-229 caused a lot of grief allies.
