The original
The Horten Vc designed as a flying wing was far ahead of its time. The Horten brothers already began in 1931 with the development of airplanes without fuselage and tail unit. The first Horten V (H Va) may even be considered as the first all-plastic airplane of the world. In 1936/37 it was built from the at that time new plastic material "Trolitax" in co-operation with the Dynamit AG Troisdorf as a two-seater and was designated as a pure experimental aircraft. The concept was validated, but this aircraft was unfortunately destroyed due to a failure of one of the two engines during an unsuccessful take-off. In 1937/38 the Horten brothers challenged a new design (H Vb), for time reasons now however built in conventional wood/steel tubes style. The flight characteristics were fantastic, because the aircraft could for instance land "by itself" using the ground effect with landing flaps set, without interception of the pilot. Unfortunately the [*] airplane was banished from the hangar at the beginning of the war because of lack of interest of the RLM and had to spend two year outside to the disappointment of the technical designers. In 1941 these circumstances required a complete overhaul, at that the airplane was converted into a one-seater (H Vc). The Horten Vc were delivered for testing to the Aerodynamic Laboratory Göttingen in 1942. The very good flight characteristics surprised the engineers and disproved many reservations in relation to the one-wing concept. In the summer of 1943 Horten VC was unfortunately damaged by a professor of the laboratory in a take-off accident (supposedly with fully extended landing flaps!). He stroke the roof of a hangar, but could leave the aircraft uninjured. This airplane was not repaired anymore thereafter, the development of other one-wing models was more urgent.
[*]Subsequent designs
As World War II required faster types of aircraft, RLM remembered the Horten brothers who were ignored at the beginning and gave them an order to develop the twin-jet fighter-bomber Horten IX. The extreme agility, speed and the simple structure convinced. This model was so revolutionary that in a comparison theME 262 looked outdated. Successful test flights in 1944/1945 gave rise to some hope. Even series production was considered, but it did not enter into military service anymore. Substantial development features and experiences appeared decades later, for instance in the most modern bomber of our days, the Northrop B-2.
[*]The model
The model is a semi-scale reproduction, which will appeal to all those model pilots, who would like to have an unusual electrical model, which also has a appearance similar to the original. Equipped with two Speed 480 engines and eight cells the model has breath-taking flight performances. The flight characteristics are uncritical. Hand starts are possible without problems. The model is fully made of GRP Fiberglass. The rudders are made as Flaperons from balso covered foam. The completion of the model is possible in short time due to the high level of prefabrication. | 
