Horten Ho. 229 - Hitler's UFO

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  • @colanitower
    @colanitower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5736

    The elegance of this plane is stunning to this day.

    • @jamestheotherone742
      @jamestheotherone742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      Yes. Its a good thing they were too late. It wouldn't have made a difference in the outcome of the war, but they would have killed a lot of Allied airmen.

    • @codenamehalo9847
      @codenamehalo9847 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Colani Tower agreed

    • @Carplife_dk
      @Carplife_dk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Colani Tower Like a stealth fly

    • @RyanTheHero3
      @RyanTheHero3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Still must’ve been aggravating for the pilots used to using responsive rudders to have to use the horten’s airbrakes.

    • @mathiasmuller7455
      @mathiasmuller7455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Friendly Neigbourhood Sun Wheel The Black Sun

  • @d-phoenix2198
    @d-phoenix2198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3240

    The plane is so modern designed that it almost seems fake in every picture. Everything seems wayyy older that the plane.

    • @habe1717
      @habe1717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      Flying wings were being worked on by Northrop well before the Horten brothers started on the Ho 229. Flying wings were nothing new.

  • @MQuaritch
    @MQuaritch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1992

    One should mention that the only surviving Horten 2 can be watched at the Technics Museum Berlin since 1994.
    It's a 1937 Horten slightly different from this one. So, whenever you visit the city, the museum is a must-do.

    • @leenaysmith3672
      @leenaysmith3672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Hey thsnx friend

    • @globalautobahn1132
      @globalautobahn1132 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thank for the tip. I will check it out next time I am there

    • @makeSX
      @makeSX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I might be wrong here, but none of the early versions V1 or V2 of this model design survived. What they have on display in Berlin is one of the types they made before this project, Horten HoIII (Ho 250) and its a glider, after all they had a wide variety of models prior to the Ho229 design (HoIV or Ho 251 is on display in Munich). Some of the models were with push type propeller engines, but most of them gliders... After the war Reimar Horten designed a cargo version in Argentina: Dinfia IA38 if your interested.

  • @mr.personhumanson6871
    @mr.personhumanson6871 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4061

    This channel is like Forgotten Weapons but with war stories

    • @moelll
      @moelll 5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

      I believe that theres quite a bit of overlap of users who watch Forgotten weapons, this channel, the Chieftain and some others I'm sure

    • @anonymous2513456
      @anonymous2513456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      and the long hair, gay beard and religious significance.

    • @BadForYourKidneys
      @BadForYourKidneys 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Forgotten Stories

    • @derekhenschel3191
      @derekhenschel3191 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I'd say that title would better fit the history guy

    • @rhodesianwojak2095
      @rhodesianwojak2095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@derekhenschel3191 nice pfp m8

  • @zigman8550
    @zigman8550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1015

    The Germans had some great aircraft designers.

  • @tarangrajvanshi
    @tarangrajvanshi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4807

    German technology*exists*
    The Allies : It's free real estate

    • @heartbreakmanNo1
      @heartbreakmanNo1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      "Yer can't be the only one pimpin them Hos now, ya digg ?" :T

    • @jb76489
      @jb76489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      German technology *exists*
      Transmissions *break*
      Useful weapons *uninvented*
      Logistics *shit*
      Strategy past the first month of combat *nonexistent*
      Superiority of German engineering *about as real as the thousand years reich*

    • @steinmayer2791
      @steinmayer2791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +280

      @@jb76489 germany had and still has the best engineers.

    • @TheBlackfall234
      @TheBlackfall234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      @@jb76489 and because that was the case we just dont use jet engines or flew to the moon. Sigh.

    • @GamingEntertainment12
      @GamingEntertainment12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

      @@jb76489 bwahahahhahaah never read such bullshit before
      The logistics became shit after the pushback on the eastern front, I'll give you that, but the rest was as good as it gets (except for strategy after Hitler thought it would be intelligent to ignore his experienced and unmatched generals and make himself head general. It wasn't.)

  • @therenumerator9198
    @therenumerator9198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    Amazing technology for its' time.
    The Nazis always planned for the battles of tomorrow but it was the battles of today that took them down.

    • @opoxious1592
      @opoxious1592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Today?
      This is like 75+ years ago

    • @therenumerator9198
      @therenumerator9198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      @@opoxious1592 Subtlety is not your strong point, is it?
      No, actually you must be one dumb son of a bitch if you can't understand that remark.

  • @mattkaustickomments
    @mattkaustickomments 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1042

    Man, I can only imagine the fear this thing would have wrought over the skies of Britain.

    • @DAndyLord
      @DAndyLord 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      The Britons were at least somewhat used to German bombing, imagine how much more fear it'd've caused in the USA and Canada.

    • @marc9324
      @marc9324 5 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      If the Germans had the fuel to fly it in the first place that is

    • @program4215
      @program4215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Probably would have spent more time over Germany fighting the futile effort against the hordes of B-17s and B-24s. If you meant as the original bomber idea, It's stealth abilities would certainly have helped but idk how well it would have held up against anti aircraft defenses. Made out of wood and glue...

  • @edwardpate6128
    @edwardpate6128 5 ปีที่แล้ว +609

    That pressure suite looks like something from 1930's Flash Gordon!

  • @seafodder6129
    @seafodder6129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +764

    I guess there's a reason that Germany is stereotypicaly seen as having hella engineers.

  • @douglasdavies2675
    @douglasdavies2675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    This is by far the best quality history channel

  • @bigblue6917
    @bigblue6917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1791

    So like the Mosquito its stealth capability was a byproduct rather then something that was aimed for.

    • @gunner678
      @gunner678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Exactly.

    • @rockymac3565
      @rockymac3565 5 ปีที่แล้ว +239

      This is the first video I've seen about the 229 which actually explains that. It's always annoyed me that others continue to perpetuate the myth that it was specifically designed TO BE stealthy. Mind you, I can't say I'm too surprised that Mark avoids the sensationalist nonsense and just sticks to the facts!

    • @JackyIsSnacky
      @JackyIsSnacky 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      yes indeed although quite a useful and accidental byproduct at that

    • @TheWilferch
      @TheWilferch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      We're all not quite sure.....look also how the jet exhausts over the wing tops, very similar to today's stealth planes to have the exhaust "above" and also allowing the exhaust gas to spread out over the wing somewhat to cool it before it departs the plane.....today's tech for less thermal signature.....

    • @Schlipperschlopper
      @Schlipperschlopper 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Wrong they knew how to minimize radar detection profiles

  • @arno-luyendijk4798
    @arno-luyendijk4798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    No matter if the Nazi ideology was a condemnable one: this aircraft continues to fascinate me. I hope that once a working reconstruction will take to the skies.

  • @jup1ter_f1ve
    @jup1ter_f1ve 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2020

    If Batman had a plane.

    • @Corey_Brandt
      @Corey_Brandt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Joseph Stalin he does its it’s called the batwing. proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffc00.deviantart.net%2Ffs36%2Ff%2F2008%2F261%2Fe%2F2%2FBatwing___Batman_The_Movie_by_Paul_Muad_Dib.jpg&f=1&nofb=1

    • @neltymind
      @neltymind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      He does. It's called 'Batplane', 'Batwing', 'Batjet' or 'Batgyro'.

    • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
      @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      ...it would be old German technology.

    • @hispanictrash5502
      @hispanictrash5502 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Joseph Stalin he does,. Its called the **BATWING**

    • @waltuh11121
      @waltuh11121 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Mr Stalin don't you mean BLYATMAN?

  • @danielrapa8503
    @danielrapa8503 4 ปีที่แล้ว +632

    Jesus these germans were way ahead of their time, imagine if they were all build in pre-war era

  • @Valkyrie427
    @Valkyrie427 5 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    Wow. I knew Germany built several 229s, but I didn’t know that they actually flew! Thanks for this excellent video, as always.

    • @einautofan6685
      @einautofan6685 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Only one Prototype flew... and crashed!😉

  • @joemasello519
    @joemasello519 5 ปีที่แล้ว +853

    Amazing. This would probably still result in ufo reports to this day.

    • @b.griffin317
      @b.griffin317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      most flying wing aircraft by the DOD still do. B2 regularly did before it was revealed, and even after.

    • @monstermousse3837
      @monstermousse3837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Edd 1 Exactly. Along with European countries near Germany also as they were putting various objects in the air during that time.

    • @peterson7082
      @peterson7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Edd 1 not the case

    • @JL-cn1qi
      @JL-cn1qi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@b.griffin317 As did the F-117

    • @1993Crag
      @1993Crag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Edd 1 Either that or the Nothrop flying wings the US had before they ever saw the German designs.

  • @HughesEnterprises
    @HughesEnterprises 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I remember seeing that plane at Washington Dulles along with the Enola Gay! Always wondered what the backstory to it was. It looks 40 years ahead of its time.

  • @Mugdorna
    @Mugdorna 5 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    Udvar-Hazy museum in Washington DC has 2 of the Horten aircraft. Amazing to see these ultra rare aircraft. I've been lucky enough to visit twice.
    There is also a Me-163, Arado 234, and a Do 335 Pfeil.

    • @craftpaint1644
      @craftpaint1644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I love that 2 seat Do 335

    • @marrioman13
      @marrioman13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Two? Mark said only one was taken to the US, and the others destroyed.

    • @zigman8550
      @zigman8550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mugdorna The Do 335 Pfeil was built to be a RAF Mosquito killer.

    • @senoJSR
      @senoJSR 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@marrioman13 ...it's a different model Horten

    • @Colt45hatchback
      @Colt45hatchback 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Do you have pictures? Id love to see them (and any japanese aircraft you may have seen)

  • @Reskov
    @Reskov 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2024

    Why do I feel like I’ve seen these in Wolfenstein

    • @Mister_Fancypants
      @Mister_Fancypants 5 ปีที่แล้ว +194

      Cuz there was a version off it in the game. Remember the opening with the planes?

    • @brandonreigle3261
      @brandonreigle3261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      I know at the end of medal of Honor Frontline you steal one!

    • @jointspecialoperationscomm4838
      @jointspecialoperationscomm4838 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I believe you see them pass over in that one diner part in 2

    • @andrewmcclure2905
      @andrewmcclure2905 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Because you did

    • @Crosmando
      @Crosmando 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It does look similar to the Cobra Rocket Plane featured in Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

  • @wayneburnham6033
    @wayneburnham6033 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    I finally realized every time I've watched these vids on German weapon testing it's always cloudy and overcast. Then I had that Aha moment. They were probably trying to keep allied aircraft from photographing or attacking their prototype,s so they only brought them out when there was significant cloud cover.

  • @robinj.9329
    @robinj.9329 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The technological advances taking place right at the end of WW2 were amazing!
    Remember, this was the first half of the 1940's!

  • @sidefx996
    @sidefx996 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was absolutely blown away when I got to see it in person. Absolutely amazing. The entire museum is.

  • @jc-hf1bk
    @jc-hf1bk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +208

    Imagine the bomber crew seeing this
    “oh look their 163's are back, and got bigger"

  • @Cgriff512
    @Cgriff512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Recent subscriber here and this channel is awesome. In my short time here I’ve come to the conclusion that WWII like all history is an onion but this is one of the few channels I’ve seen that goes in layers deep to uncover the stories within stories. Keep it up!

  • @burningnapalm4436
    @burningnapalm4436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    This is jam packed with knowledge

  • @IFarmBugs
    @IFarmBugs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Dr. Felton these videos should be shown in every history classroom!

  • @pershing5286
    @pershing5286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Yes YES! Thank you for discussing this fantastic aircraft.
    And I do love learning new facts, like that early pressure suit at 5:03 that looks like a dive suit from 20,000 leagues under the sea.

  • @pkl8811
    @pkl8811 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Thank you.. You won't believe how long I was waiting for you to make that video.🙏

    • @jaed64abfsm36
      @jaed64abfsm36 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pl CK7_0_7, likewise.

    • @donjones4719
      @donjones4719 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was surprised he hadn't already done this one. Seems like a high profile target.

  • @icaricc
    @icaricc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    Theory: Mark has actually been alive for thousands of years and witnessed most of these events in person, which is why he's so damn good at what he does

  • @Idahoguy10157
    @Idahoguy10157 5 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    First time I’ve seen film of a Horton flying

  • @bahnspotterEU
    @bahnspotterEU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    One of the most beautiful aircraft ever, fight me!

  • @meglaw74
    @meglaw74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Remarkable production. Thank you for your skills in providing us with this historical information.

  • @testfortester7131
    @testfortester7131 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1575

    You’re going to defend Germany: Yay
    In a brand new jet: Yay
    Made of plywood: Nein 👎

    • @opoxious1592
      @opoxious1592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +219

      Do you realize, that one of the best planes of WW2 is a fighter bomber of WW2 the "Mosquito" also completely, made out of wood.

    • @Holztransistor
      @Holztransistor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      Why not. The British Mosquito was partly built from wood. The German Ta-154 also used wood, as well as the He-162. The only problem was the glue that was used in the beginning.

    • @aestradarespeto
      @aestradarespeto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      At this time in a a not so far country named Great Britain.......
      I have a new brand plane to crush nazis: Superb!!!
      It is fast an furious: Exciting!!!!
      An it is made of wood, we call´em Mosquito: I´m gonna look for some repelent, wait me....

    • @studinthemaking
      @studinthemaking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      worked for the British

    • @itstheeconomy2101
      @itstheeconomy2101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Of course 1/3mm aviation steel is far more resilient against heavy machine guns.

  • @tombell8287
    @tombell8287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Quality content as always mark thanks for the vid

  • @CupOhCoffeeTwitch
    @CupOhCoffeeTwitch 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you so much for not calling it his "stealth" fighter. I have had WAY to many conversations about how there was no intent in making it stealthy. I will now be using this video to not have this conversation. THANK YOU!

  • @HOGSledhead62
    @HOGSledhead62 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man literally makes a great informational video every day, thank you Mark for your hard work!

  • @pogue972
    @pogue972 5 ปีที่แล้ว +496

    Can you make a video about this supposed "Nazi bell" apparent wunderwaffen I keep hearing about? I can't discern whether it's real or fiction.

    • @Enthropical_Thunder
      @Enthropical_Thunder 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      As far as i know, it is pure fiction.

    • @edsmith4995
      @edsmith4995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      I love history and particularly advanced Nazi tech, but alas 'Die Glocke' was probably just a cooling tower, and not a time machine or anti gravity experiment.

    • @Jtizz111
      @Jtizz111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      pogue972 it was a real idea but it was never actually constructed at least not on paper who knows if they actually built one but none have ever been recovered

    • @gunner678
      @gunner678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That would be good. Poland I think the test location was.

    • @cyberpimp29
      @cyberpimp29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Its fiction ; but has an interesting lore...

  • @GunsNGames1
    @GunsNGames1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Nice and informative contents as usual, thanks Mark :)

  • @stevenkeegan6260
    @stevenkeegan6260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Talk about cutting edge tech. Wow! Very informative video.

    • @MililaniJag
      @MililaniJag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gee, Reminds me of the Northrop N-1M/N-9M

  • @mr.b4
    @mr.b4 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great job as always Mark! Crazy how many pieces of “futuristic” military planes were on the table in Germany while losing the war!-Too little, too late! Thanks for the awesome footage👍☝️

  • @howkamchiong6647
    @howkamchiong6647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another good video from Mark Felton.Keep it up!

  • @donjones4719
    @donjones4719 5 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Always amazes me that the German High Command was ordering new aircraft such as this and the Natter, and other wunderweapons, as late as March 1945. How delusional were they?

    • @jackass5066
      @jackass5066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      Not delusional but desperate

  • @davidjy9420
    @davidjy9420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Mark Felton Productions at midnight:Hilter's UFO

  • @camrsr5463
    @camrsr5463 5 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    2:50
    The first jet plane/submarine in history.

    • @magix4152
      @magix4152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The pilot looks weird lol

    • @NexterZulu
      @NexterZulu 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      e

    • @SolarWebsite
      @SolarWebsite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes, that pressure suit does have a bit of Captain-Nemo-20000-leagues-under-the-sea look, doesn't it.

  • @fredmidtgaard5487
    @fredmidtgaard5487 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great channel! Good work!
    This aircraft is a beauty and likely a model for many of the modern aircraft models.

  • @Alaska-Jack
    @Alaska-Jack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Left me wanting more. Good video.

  • @イタチうちは-b7m
    @イタチうちは-b7m 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Mr.Felton. A gem of a channel!

  • @zacharyclaxton-webb9862
    @zacharyclaxton-webb9862 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love this channel, quality content and genuinely interesting

  • @georgedoolittle9015
    @georgedoolittle9015 5 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    "we simply did not expect our Reich to collapse so quickly..

    • @flashted
      @flashted 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      m.th-cam.com/video/dmiVDNRajhM/w-d-xo.html

    • @Boooooooooo541
      @Boooooooooo541 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Fuck you Neo Nazi fuck. I bet your not even Aryan, so you would be treated like a second class citizen lol

  • @G-Mastah-Fash
    @G-Mastah-Fash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wow what an exceedingly strange Helmet design. Reminds me of old divers suits.

  • @JayvH
    @JayvH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I remember flying it in Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe as Go 229.

  • @dennisartstudio1389
    @dennisartstudio1389 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I am a simple man. I see a Mark Felton Productions video. Then I click on it to watch and leave a like!

  • @SonOfFudge
    @SonOfFudge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    Ahh yes.
    One of my favourite jet planes
    And one of my favourite planes to fly in War Thunder :3

    • @apexkangaroo245
      @apexkangaroo245 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First jet i unlocked lol

    • @rn-zu5ld
      @rn-zu5ld 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I will destroy you with my A2D-1

    • @privateer_am
      @privateer_am 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lucky you. I'm still at Rank III, and jet are still very far away from me
      :{

    • @ol_fortune9474
      @ol_fortune9474 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nazi dorito

    • @TeleportingBread161
      @TeleportingBread161 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Glorious space dorito

  • @JuanDPeron-mz8eg
    @JuanDPeron-mz8eg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Dude! That pilot helmet is steampunk dope! I saw a horten plane in Argentina, he was sucessful glider builder.

  • @zangardo3937
    @zangardo3937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Keep up the good work with these videos. Short and to the point.💯

  • @Tsukiko.97
    @Tsukiko.97 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was at Washington, Dulles airport 2 years ago, knowing what you, Mark said in the video now I hate knowing that I had missed my chance to see the HO 229 being on display there. Then again I left my wallet at home so I was traveling with no money and wasn't able to eat for a day and a half until I got to my destination.
    Great F - ing video always.

  • @haraldschevik5213
    @haraldschevik5213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! As always 👏

  • @themax4677
    @themax4677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This was by far my favorite plane to fly in the old LucasArts PC game Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe

  • @noneed4me2n7
    @noneed4me2n7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I became fascinated with the Horton back in the early 486 PC days with Lucasarts “Wings of the Luftwaffe”. It had an insert booklet with most of the info provided in your vid. As atrocious as the Nazis were the engineering ability of the German people was astounding. The 163, the 262 really stirred the imagination for me as a kid. Plus they just look wickedly kool. The Horton was always my favorite. I wish we could’ve seen what direction they would’ve headed without all the baggage of Hitler and whatnot.

  • @alanderson9711
    @alanderson9711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    If Germany had a fleet of these in 1940 that they shared with Japan we can easily imagine a Twilight Zone alternate ending to WWII.

  • @cjans2681
    @cjans2681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another great vid. Got to be one of the best historic docs on TH-cam. I wonder if when the Americans shipped this plane back to the US for tests. It sparked the UFO phenomenon? Just a thought.

  • @MiniAirCrashInvestigation
    @MiniAirCrashInvestigation 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That voice is so amazing I love it

  • @BasedinReality1984
    @BasedinReality1984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are top class brother !
    Been subbed for a long long time now and they’re getting better and better (and more frequent too!) 👌👌

  • @danpiraino
    @danpiraino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    It was a quantum leap at the time & the "out of the box" thinking involved with this design is extraordinary .. German engineering :)

    • @marrioman13
      @marrioman13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Germany wasn't the only nation trying flying wing aircraft. This didn't introduce anything new.

    • @Valks-22
      @Valks-22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I find it to be more of a work of extraordinary engineers with impressive skills in working with what they have - they just happened to be German.

    • @MililaniJag
      @MililaniJag 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Gee, Reminds me of the Northrop N-1M/N-9M.

  • @TheHipsterGamer
    @TheHipsterGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The moment you started talking about the 3X 1000 project and showed a picture of the Horten brothers, I got immediate flashbacks of Medal of Honor Frontline where I first heard of this aircraft

  • @W1se0ldg33zer
    @W1se0ldg33zer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The benefit of having no vertical stabilizer is there's no control devices to run through the fuselage to the rear. That means you can fit more bombs into a smaller package. The Germans didn't have the advanced avionics needed to make their flying wing stable enough to fly it 1,000 km...
    A typical German pilot at the time didn't have the necessary training to handle most of their advanced aircraft which makes you wonder who was in charge of things there. Who was going to fly these when by this time they were without skilled pilots in any significant numbers.

  • @Sedan57Chevy
    @Sedan57Chevy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Ah yes, I remember stealing one of these at the end of Medal of Honor: Frontline...

    • @BeingFireRetardant
      @BeingFireRetardant 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also Warship Gunner II, they were the best planes to run off the carrier at land targets.

  • @frankpineda1832
    @frankpineda1832 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The planes are awesome, your videos as well, thank you for giving us history 👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @mndunkerque2497
    @mndunkerque2497 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another great video mark

  • @mortache
    @mortache 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Stuff that dreams and nightmares are made of

  • @martynadams9942
    @martynadams9942 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So why, if this plane was so fantastic, didn't the allies develop it after the war? I understand that it was because it was a death trap. UK test pilots did not consider it a good design. It had no cockpit floor (except for a canvas rag), not until the front undercart was retracted anyway. There were no partitions between the pilot and the engines. If one of the engines shed a turbine blade or two it's possible it could have 'shot' its own pilot. The noise inside would have been horrendous. There was a red hot oil pump fitted right behind the pilot. If a landing had been 'bumpy' there's a good chance the pilot would have been killed if not severely injured. Modelling the plane revealed that handling at high speeds would suddenly become unstable and shake the plane violently. This is why modern planes are long, not short and wide like the Horten. The Horten brothers were NOT plane designers, they were glider designers and that's why the Gotha engineers were horrified at the first designs and wanted to improve them - but were overridden by the authorities. Ref: Ho 229 'Spirit Of Thuringia' - Shepelev and Ottens, 2006. It's such a shame though. It really looks cool from the outside. I'm sure later versions, andif they had more time and resources, it could have been made into a good plane. But in the end the design concept was not a winner ... until the B2 of course!

  • @JustJohn505
    @JustJohn505 5 ปีที่แล้ว +227

    Beutifule aircraft
    Can you imagine if nazi Germany had 5 more years?
    They were super advanced on technology it's breath taking

    • @imme9498
      @imme9498 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeah bro ,the wasnt no joke when it came to engineering.

    • @niallmartin9063
      @niallmartin9063 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Just John thank God they got rid of their Jewish intelligentsia. Imagine if they’d imprisoned Einstein and threatened his family to force him to comply.

    • @rigidsteel2630
      @rigidsteel2630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Truly some amazing crafts and minds put at work, as quoted “right minds, wrong side”

    • @hp2084
      @hp2084 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Well their technology only advanced rapidly after 1941 when they felt like conventional means arent working out. Jet fighters were being tested even before WW2 in Germany but they werent given importance because they didnt seem to need it at that time and when the time came they didnt had the resources.

    • @necromorph1109
      @necromorph1109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If they would of just delayed starting the war.

  • @orangelion03
    @orangelion03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Reimar Horten emigrated to Argentina. Designed and built gliders as well as a unique flying wing cargo plane. My father met him in the late 50s and many years later (after we emigrated to the US), dad built a r/c model of one of his designs.
    His brother Walter served in the post-war Luftwaffe.

  • @catjudo1
    @catjudo1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Makes me wonder how stable the 229 was in flight. From what I remember, Northrop had ongoing issues with the XB-35/YB-49, and the B-2 requires computer assistance to remain stable. Such a neat aircraft all the same.

    • @FiveCentsPlease
      @FiveCentsPlease 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Sterling Crockett No "229" flew, only the prototypes that were different designs. V1 glider - crashed and destroyed. V2 with jet engines - flew two hours testing and crashed and destroyed. The larger V3 that survives today never flew. This was not a mature design program, though the Hortens should be recognized for their work.

  • @mattharte7334
    @mattharte7334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant video and thanks for posting. I think you should present on the TV!

  • @TheWonderer7
    @TheWonderer7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for using both systems of measurement in your videos!!! I appreciate not having to always transpose.

  • @spikeyflo
    @spikeyflo 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fascinating production Mark.

  • @markhughes7927
    @markhughes7927 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    If Hitler had applied Lenin’s dictum ‘There’s a special quality in quantity’ - I think all historical conversations would have been different........so many fantastic high end products.

  • @CallMeMark_
    @CallMeMark_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    When you see zero comments
    nice

    • @pauloliver1842
      @pauloliver1842 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      when you see zero input .......
      disappointing

    • @ns7353
      @ns7353 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Triggered Gamer this has 69 likes. Nice

    • @shrike3432
      @shrike3432 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nice

    • @rascallyrabbit717
      @rascallyrabbit717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Let's get this out on a tray

  • @georgianfishbowl170
    @georgianfishbowl170 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It would be so cool to see this plane restored

  • @christophermozzillo6387
    @christophermozzillo6387 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could not wait for a Mark Felton Video!!!!

  • @jesusfreak1700
    @jesusfreak1700 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    No views 13 likes, it’s a conspiracy. Preemptive appreciation for quality content.

  • @cheekybreeky2534
    @cheekybreeky2534 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I always wanted to know about this bird since I knew it in Warthunder !
    Thanks Mark ;)

  • @Jimboy1611
    @Jimboy1611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Do you narrate your own videos? If so, you have such an authoritative and composed delivery. Akin to an actual TV documentary.

  • @nickytions2273
    @nickytions2273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OH YEAH ANOTHER MARK FELTON VIDEO

  • @bf945
    @bf945 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Mark, how about an episode of the obsolete biplane British fighters "Faith", "Hope", and "Charity" that fought the Axis during the siege of Malta? Particularly the logistics of keeping them flying.

    • @C2H5OHist
      @C2H5OHist 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Far_Fighter_Flight

  • @blazenkasutalo1349
    @blazenkasutalo1349 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just love your videos...good work Mark

  • @rredhawk
    @rredhawk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:05 This is an early clip of Herman Goring with Luftwaffe ace Werner Molders, who died in 1941.

  • @Wingalaxi
    @Wingalaxi 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent detail, photos and narration.

  • @AtheistOrphan
    @AtheistOrphan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    4.23: I’ve noticed that whenever documentaries use footage of ME-262s it’s always the prototype tail-sitter, as also used here. Why Is this?

    • @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu
      @Minong_Manitou_Mishepeshu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Prototype stage test and development, for both.

    • @Delgen1951
      @Delgen1951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it maybe the only film of any me262, kinda like the short clip of an american solider being shot and droping on D day, a number of films were made on Omaha beach but only the one short clip survived as the others were on a landing boat that was hit by German artillery as it left the beach with the movie tone film on board. So some thing like that maybe.

    • @erlendlundvall
      @erlendlundvall 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Delgen1951 There are a lot of surviving films of the production 262s. On the ground, in flight, in Allied gun cams etc.

  • @rare6499
    @rare6499 5 ปีที่แล้ว +145

    Absolutely incredible, imagine if Germany had another few years in the war.

    • @peterson7082
      @peterson7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      They would have gotten A-bombed.

  • @MiKeMiDNiTe-77
    @MiKeMiDNiTe-77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    One of the most outstanding aircraft ever, a plane of true beauty, love the footage of it airborne Wow 😍

  • @hightp1
    @hightp1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the early 1990"s there was a computer video game from Lucas Arts called 'Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe'. The Ho.229 was a plane you could fly (though it was called the Gotha 229). The design and cockpit were an exact match to the original. I wish the game still played on my PC. It was one of my favorite.

  • @V0YAG3R
    @V0YAG3R 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Feltonjügend reporting in!
    👌🏻

    • @purity_control
      @purity_control 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      What is "Jügend" supposed to mean?

  • @RON-nw9si
    @RON-nw9si 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing video Mark.

  • @Koldemort
    @Koldemort 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    İn War Thunder we call
    it “The Dorito”

  • @gilbertarnold8666
    @gilbertarnold8666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video thank you!

  • @ClocketteMaster
    @ClocketteMaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    I remember this mission in Medal of Honor

    • @olivierdk2
      @olivierdk2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Tough one at first, but the end scene worth it.

  • @rjwentz8090
    @rjwentz8090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Uploaded not even an hour ago and already has over one thousand likes. Awesome