Will This 3D Printed Horten Fly?

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[natethegreat]

The longer nose-wheel for increased aoa was a distinctive feature on the actual prototype plane! So cool to see that fix discovered in small-scale model testing. :)

[Humbertusmarius]

Reimar would be proud. I met his son and grandson at the EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh back in 2019. We did a presentation about the Horten Brothers and their all-wing aircraft. Quite memorable. Reimar Horten was a consultant during the design of the B-2 Spirit bomber, that's where it got the "bat tail", or stinger tail absent in Northrop flying wing designs until then.

[chribm]

Love it. Reminded me of the older days, "Hello I'm Josh, and this is Josh: Hi". When you guys were testing other aircraft models as well as doing the ready-board planes. That was fun.

[mikenoel]

The best material to 3d print a plane like this is HIPS(High Impact Polystyrene). If you can print with it, it is stronger lighter and has a glass transition temp around 95C. It prints a lot like ABS with less warping.

[ryanmiskin]

My wife just got an A1 mini, and the AMS for her birthday during the sale. We have had several 3d printers, and we are both impressed with the quality and speed. It is an incredible printer!

[Lighthouse]

The Horton brothers would be proud of you

[bernarddostie]

I like to see more of the backscene stuff. Like when you repaired the plane and when you were joking abuot a ramp! Good job Flte Test I love your content!

[SmoochyRoo]

I believe a little bit extra wing twist would have helped a lot here, would also do away with the need for that tail

[ahalfsesameseedbun]

From what few pictures we have as well as the cockpit and landing gear assembly, the Ho 229 had a pretty high AOA while sitting on the ground.

[La.máquina.de.los.sueños]

my all time favorite plane, even have the Revell model of it 😃

[Sinistral]

Awesome design, would love to see more like it!

[skelingtonrick]

I appreciate that you arent stingy about support material.

[Kenjisan]

This is my favorite jet of all time. So glad to see it as a printable/flyable version now! I would love to get one of these!!

[daviddavid]

Such entertaining content. I'm not an rc guy and I'm watching these. Nice job

[ehsnils]

The engine thrust is above the wing surface which likely pushes down the nose, so the angle of attack from the landing gear is essential to compensate for the downward push from the engines.

[macg]

You have chosen a beautiful role model. I like it. I would be interested to see if an Argentine FMA IA 36 Condor would fly as a 3D-printed airplane.

[propabilityfpv]

Wow, I had no idea that was a late WW2 design. Definitely far ahead of its time!

[mikep]

Wow, an amazing reproduction. The original Hortens were great gliders but the jet versions had this minor flaw of being destroyed by their own engines. I'm not surprised the model is quick. The HO-229 was 20% faster than the P-51.

[MattRozema]

I think we need to see Eclipson make a B-2 bomber.

[KristyMcClellan]

I would have loved to see you try to fly it without the rudder. I mean, it was designed to be flown that way, and pilots managed to make it work. It would be a fun test of skill. Fun to watch, anyway LOL