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Horten Ho X

18.8k Zippy6  6.1 years ago
Auto Credit Based on AdlerSteiner's The FlyingWing Challenge

My first entry for this flying wing challenge.

History:
In the last months of WWII, the RLM issued a specification for a new fighter project. The Volksjäger (People's Fighter), as it became known as, was issued on September 8, 1944 to Arado, Blohm & Voss, Fiesler, Focke-Wulf, Junkers, Heinkel, Messerschmitt and Siebel. Although not chosen to submit a design, the Horten Brothers came up with the Ho X (10) that met the specifications laid out by the RLM using a similar concept that they had been working on with their Horten IX (Ho 229) flying wing fighter. The pilot sat in a pressurized cockpit in front of the engine compartment armament consisted of a single MK 108 30mm cannon (or a single MK 213 30mm cannon) in the nose and two MG 131 13mm machine guns, one in each wing root. Scale models with a 3.05 meter (10 feet) wingspan were built. A full-sized glider was also under construction but was not completed before the war's end. Due to the ending of hostilities in 1945, the Horten Ho X was not completed.

controls:
Normal controls. (no yaw though)
LG is LG.
TRIM is trim.

Notes:
This aircraft is 100% scale in size. Due to drag this thing is nowhere near as fast as it should be.
Thks to @Baby for help! Couldn’t have done it with out ‘em.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor The FlyingWing Challenge
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 45.2ft (13.8m)
  • Length 23.1ft (7.0m)
  • Height 7.2ft (2.2m)
  • Empty Weight 4,389lbs (1,990kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,509lbs (2,499kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.611
  • Wing Loading 13.8lbs/ft2 (67.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 398.6ft2 (37.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3005

Parts

  • Number of Parts 108
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 451
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    84.3k Walvis

    Well done! Nice build!

    6.1 years ago
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    35.0k AdlerSteiner

    @Zippy6 well its a great replica. keep up the greatest!

    6.1 years ago
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    18.8k Zippy6

    Thks @AdlerSteiner I spent too much time on this one tbh.

    6.1 years ago
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    35.0k AdlerSteiner

    HOLY MOLY! I was gonna build this too when I found this on a website. Good job man!

    6.1 years ago