[*]The
original
The Horten Vc designed as a flying wing was far ahead of its time. The
Horten brothers already began in 1931 with the development of airplanes
without fuselage and tail unit. The first Horten V (H Va) may even be
considered as the first all-plastic airplane of the world. In 1936/37 it was
built from the at that time new plastic material "Trolitax" in co-operation
with the Dynamit AG Troisdorf as a two-seater and was designated as a pure
experimental aircraft. The concept was validated, but this aircraft was
unfortunately destroyed due to a failure of one of the two engines during an
unsuccessful take-off. In 1937/38 the Horten brothers challenged a new
design (H Vb), for time reasons now however built in conventional wood/steel
tubes style. The flight characteristics were fantastic, because the aircraft
could for instance land "by itself" using the ground effect with landing
flaps set, without interception of the pilot. Unfortunately the [*] airplane
was banished from the hangar at the beginning of the war because of lack of
interest of the RLM and had to spend two year outside to the disappointment
of the technical designers. In 1941 these circumstances required a complete
overhaul, at that the airplane was converted into a one-seater (H Vc). The
Horten Vc were delivered for testing to the Aerodynamic Laboratory Göttingen
in 1942. The very good flight characteristics surprised the engineers and
disproved many reservations in relation to the one-wing concept. In the
summer of 1943 Horten VC was unfortunately damaged by a professor of the
laboratory in a take-off accident (supposedly with fully extended landing
flaps!). He stroke the roof of a hangar, but could leave the aircraft
uninjured. This airplane was not repaired anymore thereafter, the
development of other one-wing models was more urgent.
[*]Subsequent designs
As World War II required faster types of aircraft, RLM remembered the Horten
brothers who were ignored at the beginning and gave them an order to develop
the twin-jet fighter-bomber Horten IX. The extreme agility, speed and the
simple structure convinced. This model was so revolutionary that in a
comparison theME 262 looked outdated. Successful test flights in 1944/1945
gave rise to some hope. Even series production was considered, but it did
not enter into military service anymore. Substantial development features
and experiences appeared decades later, for instance in the most modern
bomber of our days, the Northrop B-2.
[*]The model
The model is a semi-scale reproduction, which will appeal to all those model
pilots, who would like to have an unusual electrical model, which also has a
appearance similar to the original. Equipped with two Speed 480 engines and
eight cells the model has breath-taking flight performances. The flight
characteristics are uncritical. Hand starts are possible without problems.
The model is fully made of EGR. The rudders are made as Elastoflap. The
completion of the model is possible in short time due to the high level of
prefabrication.
Technical data:
Wing Span
1240 mm
Weight
1200 g
Electric engine
2 x Speed 400 - Speed 480 8 Zellen RC 2000
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