The Horten is the grandaddy of the flying wing, the Germans were truly onto something revolutionary
Its scary how modern it looks even now, two engines aligned along the fuselage for a compact and aerodynamic profile... I've seen that design before, somewhere [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Its easy to imagine Allied pilots shitting their pants when first encountering these things... great pic, this late model version on wiki is pretty sweet too, its incredibly sleek looking for that era
The managed to down 550+ planes from 1942 to the end...
Thank God they didnt have THAT program underway sooner or we would all be speaking German
It technically wasn't "the first jet fighter" but it was the first operational one.
As you may know, Galland and others wanted it to be a fighter immediately, but Hitler demanded that it be employed as a bomber for a long time. When it reverted back to the fighter role, it was already too late. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Donger:
It technically wasn't "the first jet fighter" but it was the first operational one.
As you may know, Galland and others wanted it to be a fighter immediately, but Hitler demanded that it be employed as a bomber for a long time. When it reverted back to the fighter role, it was already too late.
I actually didnt know that about Hitler insisting on making it a bomber until I read that wiki last night... glad ol, Adolph was stubborn, they would've shot the allies out of the sky faster than we could build them [Reply]
Another innovation was the US Navy pumping carbon dioxide into their airplane fuel on their carriers during WWII. Thats why the Yorktown survived. the Japanese? not so lucky. No C02 for them. [Reply]
