IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1943 the all-wing and ...

It was April of 1945, and Germany was in flames. The bombing raids had decimated the cities, towns, and factories where the Wehrmacht mustered its last war assets, and the Americans had almost seized ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Though the Horten Ho 229 contributed nothing to the direction of the war, a number of similar flying wing airframes eventually made it into the air in both the United ...

After years of development, German aircraft manufacturer Horten Aircraft GmbH will show a prototype flying wing, which is already undergoing flight testing, at the upcoming Aero Friedrichshafen air ...

In the final desperate years of WWII, Nazi engineers designed the Horten Ho 229 – a flying wing jet that looked like a UFO and promised stealth, speed, and revolutionary design. Had it flown in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. We all know a plane can't fly without wings -- but can wings fly without a body? A new fuselage-free "flying wing" prototype has ...

The B-2 Spirit blew more than a few minds when it made its public debut in 1988. But America’s flying wing was not the first of such aircraft. In fact, one such plane nearly darkened the skies over ...

What You Need to Know: The Horten Ho 229 was a German prototype fighter-bomber developed during World War II, often considered the world’s first stealth fighter due to its flying... What You Need to ...

Successful test flights in the Ho 229 V1 led to construction of the first powered wing, the Ho 229 V2, but poor communication with the engine manufacturers led to lengthy delays in finishing this ...