The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik.

Feb 17, 2025 · The Horten Ho 229, also known as the Horten H.IX, was a cutting-edge aircraft developed in Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed by the Horten brothers, Walter and Reimar, this jet-powered flying wing was a bold departure from traditional aircraft designs and is often considered a precursor to modern stealth technology.

The brothers were the inventors of several of Hitler's flying-wing aircraft, including one called the Horten 229 or Horten IX, a wing-shaped, tailless airplane that had been developed at a secret facility in Baden-Baden during the war.

Apr 21, 2015 · The plane was called the H.IX, by the Horten Brothers. The identity Ho 229 had been given to the plane by the German Ministry of Aviation. Sometimes, it was also called the Gotha Go 229, because Gothaer Waggonfabrik was the name of the German maker who manufactured the plane.

German jet bomber Horten Ho IX (Gotha Go 229). History, development, service, specifications, statistics, pictures, video and 3D model. The tailless Gotha Go 229 V2 at Oranienburg, probably in February 1945. Gotha Go 229, Horten Ho IX. Type: German jet bomber, jet fighter …

Oct 21, 2020 · Reimar named it the H.IX, later dubbed Ho 229 by the German air force. The three prototypes became V1, V2 and V3. All versions closely resembled each other with minor modifications for improved...

Picture on the left is of Reimar Horten, designer of the Horten 229 or the Horten IX as it is also known on the Foundation web site. Horten229.org is now working in cooperation with the Foundation to raise money to attach the wings