correct name?

what was the correct name: Ho IX or Go 229, or perhaps Ho 229?

 

Both Ho IX and Go 229 were correct, depending on the timeframe.

It was the Ho IX until control of the design was passed to the Gothaer Waggonfabrik in May 1944. It then became the Go 229.

 

Even if it didn´t work ( I don´t know, or did it work), it looks quite cool. If I remember right there´s just one a/c that survived till today





Regards,
Che.

 

yes indeed, the only one survivor is housed in the paul e gerber facility, part of the smithsonian

 

The bottom photo looks similar to the stealth fighter. I wonder what the radar cross-section of the plane would have been like.

 

The book "Stealth Bomber: Invisible War Plane, Black Budget"* describes the stealthy appearance as a side effect of the all-wing design. The "Stealthiness" of the project was a by product of the materials used and the shape, which the Horten brothers regarded as the best lay out for any aircraft.

Source:
* http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/087938 ... e&n=283155

 

The flying wing is the most efficient design but is also one of the harder ones to control. IIRC the B-2 is limited to a 60 degree bank angle.