Lol man religion has nothing to do with it - I guess it was Northrop that built the replica and then tested it on their pole/radar range out in the desert and those were their results -Let's not bring religion into it.
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Lol man religion has nothing to do with it - I guess it was Northrop that built the replica and then tested it on their pole/radar range out in the desert and those were their results -Let's not bring religion into it.
That was one of the main aspects of the show was to look into that question - what they came up with if i remember it correctly were the tests were inconclusive on the coating - that any stealth properties that had been achieved whether or not they were intentional or not was mainly due to the aircrafts reduced frontal signatureBut the Germans weren't building this for its radar absorbent properties. This idea of special coating was a fabrication thought up in retrospect by Horten; it was not considered at the time and not applied to the prototypes, nor has any evidence been found of its application in contemporary paperwork, so again, you are being suckered into something that didn't happen and that the programme is unashamedly suggesting might have.
You're not reading my posts, are you. It is perpetuating a myth that it was developed with stealth in mind, because it wasn't. You can make whatever assumptions you like after the fact, but it doesn't make the idea any more a real prospect, as, like I've repeatedly said, the Germans did not build it with radar absorbent properties in mind.
they were clear tht the stealthiness of the design was coincidental
It is true they put that replica on a radar range to measure its return.
I saw the show in question--they were clear tht the stealthiness of the design was coincidental--the intakes, for instance, are a major source of radar reflections toward the target--but real. They concluded that, along with it's speed, it would probably reduce the reaction time--the time you had from detection to time-on-target--subtracting the time to scramble the defense--to negative numbers. It would have been a bit like a V-1 that could maneuver, you'd have needed a large number of standing patrols to have a chance of interception before it hit its target.
So, rolling a 7 on your first try at Craps is pure luck--you still don't argue.
They could easily have put the RAM developed for u-boats on the Ho 229.
1000KMH no piston engined aircraft would've been able to intercept - true you would'nt be at full power all the time - What is 1000 KMH 650 mph roughly ? Ok so you're at 600 mph - Yes i think the show stated it had 20% less of a radar signature compared to a regular aircraft - that combined with the speed -I saw the show in question--they were clear tht the stealthiness of the design was coincidental--the intakes, for instance, are a major source of radar reflections toward the target--but real. They concluded that, along with it's speed, it would probably reduce the reaction time--the time you had from detection to time-on-target--subtracting the time to scramble the defense--to negative numbers. It would have been a bit like a V-1 that could maneuver, you'd have needed a large number of standing patrols to have a chance of interception before it hit its target.
So, rolling a 7 on your first try at Craps is pure luck--you still don't argue.
I thought as part of Northrup's research they were allowed access to the sole survivor - taking information directly from the prototype including a small sample of the coating on the leading edge of the wings - which is how they got the info to try to replicate it..They didn't however and yes, they used radar absorbent materials in submarines as has been mentioned, but not on the Ho 229. there's no evidence of it, just hearsay and supposition. And it's Horten.
The NatGeo special was/is titled " Hitlers Stealth fighter " It is a nonflying full scale replica that is hanging in the San Diego Museum of Space and Flight - One of the main points in the show was to test its radar signature with the same frequencies as English Chain Home Radar that was utilized in WW 2. They also did their best to replicate the paint/coating to test its actual radar absorption properties.If i remember they came up with if it was on the deck at 50' above the water crossing the Channel at 1,000km hr the English had it was either 6 or 8 minutes to scramble and intercept before it was on them.Even if they did manage to get anything into the air it would've run away from anything then flying very quickly - The show states the Germans test flew a prototype in a mock dogfight with an ME 262 and it outperformed the 262 across the board. Its definately worth seeing -
taking information directly from the prototype including a small sample of the coating on the leading edge of the wings - which is how they got the info to try to replicate it
it is not some magic invisibility cloak.
Two Horten flying wing gliders in Argentina, where Reimar Horten went after the war and built several aircraft designs. The I.Ae-41 Urubu on display at the Museo Nacional Aeronautica, Buenos Aires.
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