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Horten H.XIII: German Experimental Flying Wing Aircraft

Horten XIII Tailless Aircraft in flight. The crew is in the crew cab at the rear of the aircraft.

The Horten H.XIII was an experimental flying wing aircraft designed by the Horten brothers during World War II.

The H.XIIIa was an unpowered glider with wings swept backwards at 60°. It was a technology demonstrator to examine the low speed handling of highly swept wings, for the development of a jet fighter which was expected to exceed Mach 1, the H.XIIIb.

The single H XIII was destroyed by liberated Russian prisoners at the end of WWII.

References

Horten, Reimar; Peter F. Selinger (1985). Nurflügel (in German) (1st ed.). Graz: H. Wieshaupt Verlag. pp. 158–162.

Further Reading

Rose, Bill (2010). Flying wings and tailless aircraft. Hinckley: Midland. pp. 50–51.