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The Ho VIII was by far the largest of the Horten flying wings, and was designed as a commercial aircraft with accommodation for about 60 passengers. Originally to have had a span of 80m, it was to have been powered by six 448kW BMW pusher engines; range was estimated to be 6000km at a cruising speed of between 300 and 350km/h. A prototype was expected to fly in November
1945, but the defeat of Germany prevented its development. The concept was resurrected after the war by Reimar Horten, who went to Argentina and incorporated the
idea in the unsuccessful I.A.38 tailless cargo aircraft, which flew in prototype form in 1958.
| MODEL | Ho-VIII |
| CREW | 3 |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 8000 kg | 17637 lb |
| Empty weight | 5000 kg | 11023 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 40 m | 131 ft 3 in |
| Length | 16.5 m | 54 ft 2 in |
| Height | 3.85 m | 13 ft 8 in |
| Wing area | 146 m2 | 1571.53 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 280 km/h | 174 mph |
| Range w/max.fuel | 6000 km | 3728 miles |
| alvaro, alvaro.warhawk(@)yahoo.com.br, 16.01.2010 Was it really build? | | gottardi antonio, gtt916(@)libero.it, 14.10.2009 I think that it would have done a great show to see it flying! But ... looking at the performances' description, I am of the opinion that the engines should jhave a lot more performance: I mean in the 2000HP range each one. This ,probably, would have rised the max T.O. weight. One more of my personal opinions: It looks much more as a transport plane than a passenger one and sure not for 60 people. | | gottardi antonio, gtt916(@)libero.it, 14.10.2009 I think that it would have done a great show to see it flying! But ... looking at the performances' description, I am of the opinion that the engines should jhave a lot more performance: I mean in the 2000HP range each one. This ,probably, would have rised the max T.O. weight. One more of my personal opinions: It looks much more as a transport plane than a passenger one and sure not for 60 people. |
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