An interesting documentary about the world’s first Stealth Fighter – Horten Ho 229 – created by the ingenious German engineers, the Horten brothers, at the end of the WWII.

Here is some technical information about the Horten Ho 229 Stealth Fighter:

 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

– Crew: 1
– Length: 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)
– Wingspan: 16.76 m (55 ft 0 in)
– Height: 2.81 m (9 ft 2 in)
– Wing area: 50.20 m² (540.35 ft²)
– Empty weight: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
– Loaded weight: 6,912 kg (15,238 lb)
– Max. takeoff weight: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
– Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 004B turbojet, 8.7 kN (1,956 lbf) each

PERFORMANCE

– Maximum speed: 977km/h (607 mph) at 12,000 metres (39,000 ft)
– Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)
– Rate of climb: 22 m/s (4,330 ft/min)
– Wing loading: 137.7 kg/m² (28.2 lb/ft²)
– Thrust/weight: 0.26

ARAMAMENT

– Guns: 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon
– Rockets: R4M rockets
– Bombs: 2 × 500 kilograms (1,100 lb) bombs

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