Takom 1/32 Ho 229A
Box is damaged, but parts are fine inside.
- Pilot figure included (1 figure)
- Decals included (3 marking options)
- Overall width approximately 52.5cm when completed
[Aircraft Description]
- The Horten Ho 229 was a jet-powered flying wing fighter-bomber developed by the German Horten brothers in the latter stages of World War II.
- In 1943, the Horten brothers, who were working in the Fighter Inspection and Engineering Department, submitted an application for the 3×1000 project drawn up by Hermann Goering with the Horten IX project, which called for the development of a flying wing equipped with a jet engine. After Goering's approval in August of the same year, the project was put into action.
- The unpowered prototype made its first flight in March 1944, and the second prototype, equipped with a Jumo 004 engine, made its first successful flight the following February.
- After witnessing the high performance of the second prototype, the Air Force designated it as the Ho 229 and planned various derivative models, including a two-seater and a night fighter.
- The aircraft is easy to manufacture, with a simple structure of plywood glued to a steel tube frame, and was designed to avoid excessive use of strategic materials such as aluminum.
- It is also said to be the world's first radar stealth aircraft because it uses carbon powder for its paint.
- Derivatives from the V3 to the V6 were in production in various locations, but production was discontinued following Germany's defeat in the war.
- V3, which was the most advanced in construction, is currently kept and exhibited at the US National Air and Space Museum.
