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MAIN INDEX > PROTOTYPES > HORTON HO 229 >

Horton Ho 229 Specifications

Type: Fighter/Bomber
Manufacturer: Gothaer Waggonfabrik
Designed by: Horten brothers
  Crew: 1
First flight: March 1, 1944
Number built: 3

Specifications for Horten Ho 229 V3
Powerplant:
Model: Junkers Jumo 004B
Type: turbojet
Number: 2
Thrust: 1,956 lb each

Dimensions:
Length: 7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 16.76 m (55 ft 0 in)
Height: 2.81 m (9 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 50.20 m² (540.35 ft²)

Weights:
Empty: 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)
Loaded: 6,912 kg (15,238 lb)
Max takeoff: 8,100 kg (17,857 lb)

  Performance:
Maximum speed: Mach 0.92, 977 km/h (607 mph) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Combat radius: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Ferry range: 1,900 km (1,180 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 22 m/s (4,330 ft/min)
Wing loading: 137.7 kg/m² (28.2 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.26

Armament: 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannon

Rockets: R4M rockets

Bombs: 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs


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Sources:
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