Hello all,
I was fancying of getting this kit
http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=RE%2004312

Has anybody built it? Is it a good one?

Hi there, this kit is excellent. I've built one and highly recommend it. I'll include a couple of photos so you can see the finished product. Hope this helps some. Russell

Hi there
I'd suggest seeing if you can get a copy of the National Geographic documentry about the copy of the 223which was built to test its stealth characteristics.
Puts the aircraft into a historical context.

Chris

Thanks!

I think that the whole exercise stemmed from a fallacy. The first mention of stealth in connection with a Horten was made by one of the brothers long after the war when "stealth" was being considered as a factor in aircraft design. I do not believe that there was any intentional stealth built into the original aircraft. I read somewhere that they even had "radar absorbent" paint (whatever that is supposed to mean) yet everything I can find seems to show that the prototypes were finished in the standard RLM approved laquers. I'd be happy for someone to show me otherwise!
This prototype doesn't look very absorbent.



They still remain remarkable aircraft and one of the great "what ifs".
Cheers
Steve

I agree with Steven. The whole idea of stealth wasn't in the heads of the Horten brothers at the time of the design of the aircraft. They were looking for an efficient design and they and Jack Northrop certainly found one! Russell

P.S. I guess the guys at National Geographic should of checked with some aviation historians on Aeroscale about the true nature of the Gotha 229 huh! Ha ha

link to mentioned video, part 1

NGO

Cool, thanks for the link!