Horten 229

[Scarecrow]

Inspired by a thread by someone who was having problems achieving stable flight with their own Horten, I thought I would build one to see if it was possible.  This is my effort.

 

 

Pilot Notes

Take off speed is around 60 m/s

This Horten is sedate rather than spirited, so controls are a bit slow

Action group key 3 will toggle the airbrakes, though like the other controls, they aren't overly effective

Don't try steering on the ground at higher speeds, as it has a wicked tendency to ground loop.

 

Craft file can be downloaded from Dropbox  https://www.dropbox.com/s/teohb853huq2zuw/Horten.craft?dl=0

Edited November 5, 2017 by Scarecrow

[selfish_meme]

Need to learn to fly it with custom action groups so you can use spoilers for yaw control

[qzgy]

30 minutes ago, selfish_meme said:

Need to learn to fly it with custom action groups so you can use spoilers for yaw control

OR rebind some keys (numpad maybe) to action groups

[Scarecrow]

Nah, it's a lot easier to cheat and fit a vertical stabiliser inside the fuselage.

[eagle92lightning]

I have tried a few flying wings and one fully stock one made by @Servo or @NorthAmericanAviation (Sorry can't remember who made the B-2) can fly very nicely except for a slight pitch down but that has nothing to do with the yaw control. Now what is probably causing the side slip is your yaw ability on the yaw axis I am assuming it is running off of Whesely turbo-fans.

[Scarecrow]

11 hours ago, eagle92lightning said:

I have tried a few flying wings and one fully stock one made by @Servo or @NorthAmericanAviation (Sorry can't remember who made the B-2) can fly very nicely except for a slight pitch down but that has nothing to do with the yaw control. Now what is probably causing the side slip is your yaw ability on the yaw axis I am assuming it is running off of Whesely turbo-fans.

Yes it is running on Wheesleys but to be honest, it doesn't suffer that much from sideslip.

[eagle92lightning]

4 hours ago, Scarecrow said:

Yes it is running on Wheesleys but to be honest, it doesn't suffer that much from sideslip.

Hmm... That's interesting but remmer the Ho 229 Horton was sitting duck in the sky for P-51s except for the fact that it had jets.

[chadgaskerman]

On 08/11/2017 at 11:53 AM, eagle92lightning said:

Hmm... That's interesting but remmer the Ho 229 Horton was sitting duck in the sky for P-51s except for the fact that it had jets.

You also have to remember it was a heavy fighter designed to carry a 1000kg bomb.

[eagle92lightning]

34 minutes ago, chadgaskerman said:

You also have to remember it was a heavy fighter designed to carry a 1000kg bomb.

True true.