{"product_id":"academy-1-72-german-horton-ho-229-wunderwaffe","title":"Academy 1\/72 German Horton Ho 229 “Wunderwaffe","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eHorten H.IX\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RLM_aircraft_designation_system\" title=\"RLM aircraft designation system\"\u003eRLM designation\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cb\u003eHo 229\u003c\/b\u003e (or \u003cb\u003eGotha Go 229\u003c\/b\u003e for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prototype\" title=\"Prototype\"\u003eprototype\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fighter-bomber\" title=\"Fighter-bomber\"\u003efighter-bomber\u003c\/a\u003e designed by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_brothers\" title=\"Horten brothers\"\u003eReimar and Walter Horten\u003c\/a\u003e to be built by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothaer_Waggonfabrik\" title=\"Gothaer Waggonfabrik\"\u003eGothaer Waggonfabrik\u003c\/a\u003e. Developed at a late stage of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" title=\"World War II\"\u003eSecond World War\u003c\/a\u003e, it was one of the earliest \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flying_wing\" title=\"Flying wing\"\u003eflying wing\u003c\/a\u003e aircraft to be powered by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_engines\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Jet engines\"\u003ejet engines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-WOTR_1-1\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-WOTR-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"infobox ib-aircraft vcard\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-above\"\u003eHo 229\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-full-data\"\u003e\n\u003cspan typeof=\"mw:File\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Horton_229_V3_-_Radar-testing_Ho_IX_V3_reproduction_at_the_San_Diego_Air_and_Space_Museum_(9668114493).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Horton_229_V3_-_Radar-testing_Ho_IX_V3_reproduction_at_the_San_Diego_Air_and_Space_Museum_%289668114493%29.jpg\/330px-Horton_229_V3_-_Radar-testing_Ho_IX_V3_reproduction_at_the_San_Diego_Air_and_Space_Museum_%289668114493%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"mw-file-element\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Horton_229_V3_-_Radar-testing_Ho_IX_V3_reproduction_at_the_San_Diego_Air_and_Space_Museum_%289668114493%29.jpg\/960px-Horton_229_V3_-_Radar-testing_Ho_IX_V3_reproduction_at_the_San_Diego_Air_and_Space_Museum_%289668114493%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2048\" data-file-height=\"1356\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ib-aircraft-caption\"\u003eRadar-testing H.IX V3 reproduction at the San Diego Air and Space Museum\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-header\"\u003eGeneral information\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eType\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003eFighter\/bomber\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerospace_manufacturer\" title=\"Aerospace manufacturer\"\u003eManufacturer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gothaer_Waggonfabrik\" title=\"Gothaer Waggonfabrik\"\u003eGothaer Waggonfabrik\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eDesigner\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_brothers\" title=\"Horten brothers\"\u003eHorten brothers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003ePrimary user\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" title=\"Luftwaffe\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eNumber built\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth colspan=\"2\" class=\"infobox-header\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" class=\"infobox-label\"\u003eFirst flight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"infobox-data\"\u003e1 March 1944 (glider)\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-WOTR_1-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-WOTR-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e1\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2 February 1945 (powered)\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-bbc_229_2-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-bbc_229-2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e2\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ho 229 was designed in response to a call made in 1943 by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hermann_G%C3%B6ring\" title=\"Hermann Göring\"\u003eHermann Göring\u003c\/a\u003e, the head of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luftwaffe\" title=\"Luftwaffe\"\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/a\u003e, for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Light_bomber\" title=\"Light bomber\"\u003elight bombers\u003c\/a\u003e capable of meeting the \"3×1000\" requirement; namely, to carry 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb) of bombs a distance of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) with a speed of 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e3\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e4\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e Only \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jet_propulsion\" title=\"Jet propulsion\"\u003ejet propulsion\u003c\/a\u003ecould achieve the required speed, but such engines were very fuel-hungry, necessitating considerable effort across the rest of the design to meet the range requirement. The flying wing configuration was favoured by the Horten brothers due to its high aerodynamic efficiency, as demonstrated by their \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_H.IV\" title=\"Horten H.IV\"\u003eHorten H.IV\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glider_(aircraft)\" title=\"Glider (aircraft)\"\u003eglider\u003c\/a\u003e. In order to minimise \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Drag_(physics)#Aerodynamics\" title=\"Drag (physics)\"\u003edrag\u003c\/a\u003e, the Ho 229 was not fitted with extraneous \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_control_surfaces\" title=\"Flight control surfaces\"\u003eflight control surfaces\u003c\/a\u003e. Its \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceiling_(aeronautics)\" title=\"Ceiling (aeronautics)\"\u003eceiling\u003c\/a\u003e was 15,000 metres (49,000 ft).\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-Boyne_p.325_5-0\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horten_Ho_229#cite_note-Boyne_p.325-5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e5\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e The Ho 229 was the only design that came close to the requirements, and the Horten brothers quickly received an order for three prototypes after the project gained Göring's approval.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HPD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48602418774273,"sku":"ACA12583","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0018\/4644\/4092\/files\/IMG-2955.png?v=1776446838","url":"https:\/\/docs-hobby-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/academy-1-72-german-horton-ho-229-wunderwaffe","provider":"Docs hobby shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}