Horten Ho 229 - Spirit of Thuringia

This book charts in detail the development and operational record of the Horten Ho229. One of the prototypes, V3, survives in the USA and the book will include specially commissioned photographs of this survivor. In total, the book will have some 200 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, alongside highly detailed drawings, the latter produced by Arthur Bentley, another leading authority on the Horten design.

“"Top notch and very useful for historians and modelers."”

"Especially good."--Sabu Advani "speedreaders.info" (1/13/2016 12:00:00 AM)
"Late-war Luftwaffe enthusiasts will really love this terrific tome."--David L. Veres "Cybermodeler Online" (11/20/2015 12:00:00 AM)
--Greg Wise "IPMS/USA" (12/21/2015 12:00:00 AM)

This is the first book for Classic by Andrei Shepelev and Huib Ottens, both acknowledged experts on Horton aircraft.Andrei Shepelev has been interested in aviation, especially in unconventional and lesser-known designs, from an early age. He is an authority on BMW/Jumo jet-powered all-wing aircraft. Based in Russia, the curator/archivist of a regional aircraft museum, he has studied the Horten projects for many years and published articles on them in Russia. He not only relies on German design and test records but has also unearthed much unknown information on the concept, its design and construction from previously unknown sources.Huib Ottens, who lives in Holland has been researching the history of the Horten Brothers and their flying wing designs for some 20 years.

The Horten Ho 229, one of the Luftwaffe's so-called wonder weapons, was one of the most enigmatic aircraft designs to emerge from World War 2. in some ways a precursor of the 'stealth' concept, when viewed in relation to its contemporaries, it was clearly years ahead of tis time. The Ho 229 was planned as the first of the next generation of German jet fighters to follow on from the Messerschmitt Me 262. The intention was to create a high-speed cannon-equipped fighterbomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft, which saw figures such as Goering, Galland and Lippish involved in its development, commenced flight-testing in December 1944 and it was planned to re-equip the Me 163-equipped JG 400 with the Ho 229 later in the war. This book charts in detail the development and operational record of the Horten Ho 229. One of the prototypes, V3, survives in the USA and the book includes specially commissioned photographs of this survivor. With 250 fascinating photographs, plus the most extensive set of accurate scale drawings ever produced on this aircraft by internationally acclaimed draftsman, Arthur Bentley, and accompanied by computer-generated color artwork and cutaways by Andrei Shepelev, this book is the most thorough technical study of the Ho 299 ever produced. Now reprinted due to popular demand, this will be a brilliant addition to the growing library of definitive World War 2 aviation histories produced by our classic imprint.

This book offers the most thorough technical study ever done about the Horten Ho 229 flying wing, Nazi Germany's secret jet fighter, and is certain to appeal to WWII and x-plane enthusiasts, as well as aviation modelers.

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