Horten Ho 229
Uploader Comments (ghethco)
All Comments (24)
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Wow This is so fast :D
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... I SEE A UFO!!! LMAO
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How much for one?
& where I can buy one?
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This was way before it's time and we fly around in designs that are 40 years old.
I am proud to be half GERMAN.....
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The only real problem with the YB-49 was yaw hunting when flying a straight line and they solved that by using the auto pilot as a yaw damper (this is an inherent problem with tailless aircraft) There was no real problem with the YB-49 that hadn't been solved. It was killed by political bullshit and sabotage and a likely murder (to tie up a loose end with the sabotage). Read about this on Wikipedia.
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This is a great recreation, inspirational design and craftsmanship.. one thing however...
HOLYYYY SHEEEET get a tripod for the video camera!!! Takeoff was exciting then the plane turned into an indistinct blur dancing wildly all over the screen.
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Bell shaped lift distribution
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gotta keep those bucks rolling in
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so why does this have perfect pitch control if it was so difficult for Northrop?
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by the time they flew this plane in 1944-45
they would have had to put a thousand of them in the air to make a difference. at that time they did not have the fuel on hand or the pilots for that many planes.
only an atomic weapon could have bought them some time or won if for them
Sorry for no response, I haven't checked in for awhile. Yaw stability comes from the leading edge sweep and the thickened center section. The roll rate is slow, but it otherwise handles much like any other plane in normal flight modes. Knife edge is kinda hard though :-)
ghethco 3 years ago