| H.VII | |
|---|---|
 Artist impression of the Horten H.VII in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | Flying-wing fighter-trainer |
| National origin | Germany |
| Manufacturer | Peschke |
| Designer | |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| First flight | May 1944 |
| Developed from | Horten H.V |
TheHorten H.VII was aflying wing fighter-trainer aircraft designed by the Horten brothers inNazi Germany duringWorld War II.
The H.VII was originally allocated theReichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) designation8-226, but was later given the new RLM designation8-254, so it was known by inference asHorten Ho 226 orHorten Ho 254, though these designations were little used in practice.[1]
In 1942 the H.VII design began as a test-bed for the Schmitt-Arguspulse-jet engine but this project was cancelled in 1943 and the aircraft's role became that of a trainer. It was based on theHorten H.V but with more powerfulArgus As 10C engines.Walter Horten piloted its first flight in May 1944 and took part in many hours of a series of test flights, partly intended to quell concerns about thetailless aircraft's controllability in the case of an asymmetric power loss.[2]
Two prototypes were built and the H.VII V-3, nearing completion by the time that the allied advance reached the Peschke factory inMinden, would have been the first of twenty production aircraft. Two H.VIIs were destroyed in the advance and one taken to theUSSR.[2][3]
Data from Nurflügel[2] except where noted
General characteristics
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