Horton Ho 229
Type: Fighter/Bomber
Manufacturer: Gothaer Waggonfabrik
Designed by: Horten brothers
Manufacturer: Gothaer Waggonfabrik
Designed by: Horten brothers
Crew: 1
First flight: March 1, 1944
Number built: 3
First flight: March 1, 1944
Number built: 3
Powerplant:
Model: Junkers Jumo 004B
Type: turbojet
Number: 2
Thrust: 1,956 lb each
Dimensions:
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) Weights:
Empty: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
Loaded: 6,912 kg (15,238 lb)
Max takeoff: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
Model: Junkers Jumo 004B
Type: turbojet
Number: 2
Thrust: 1,956 lb each
Dimensions:
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) Weights:
Empty: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
Loaded: 6,912 kg (15,238 lb)
Max takeoff: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)
Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 0.92, 977 kph (607 mph) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Combat radius: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Ferry range: 1,900 km (1,180 mi)
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 Armament: 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon Rockets: R4M rockets Bombs: 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs
Maximum speed: Mach 0.92, 977 kph (607 mph) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Combat radius: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Ferry range: 1,900 km (1,180 mi)
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 Armament: 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon Rockets: R4M rockets Bombs: 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs
Sources:
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., London
Green, William - Warplanes of the Third Reich
. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1970.
Wikipedia - Horton Ho 229
Gunston, Bill & Wood, Tony - Hitler's Luftwaffe
, 1977, Salamander Books Ltd., LondonGreen, William - Warplanes of the Third Reich
. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1970.Wikipedia - Horton Ho 229
