Hoarding H VI
| Hoarding VI | |
|---|---|
 Hoarding H VI V2 |
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| Type: | Glider |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
Brothers hoarding |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
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The Horten H VI was a high-performance flying wing glider made by the Horten brothers .
The aircraft was developed in 1943/44 on the basis of the Horten H IV as a record aircraft for gliding. The aircraft was an enlarged H IV. The aim was to compare it with the best glider at the time, the D-30 "Cirrus" , to surpass it in flight performance, which was also achieved. Both aircraft were similar in terms of their key data and had the largest wing extensions ever realized in aircraft construction .
The H VI is said to have been referred to as the Horten Ho 253. The only surviving H VI V2 is together with the remains of an H IIIg and the H IX V3 in the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in the USA.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| crew | 1 |
| length | |
| span | 24.2 m |
| height | |
| Wing area | 17.8 m² |
| Wing extension | 32.4 |
| V position | 5 ° |
| Glide ratio | 45 |
| Slightest sinking | 0.45 m / s at 70 km / h |
| Empty mass | 330 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 410 kg |
| Wing loading | 23.0 kg / m² |
| Top speed | 200 km / h |
| Landing speed | 64 km / h |
Web links
Commons : Horten H.VI - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/horten.htm Pictures, index (English)
- http://nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Horten_Nurflugels/horten_nurflugels.html Pictures, Index (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ German Military Aircraft Designations (1933–1945). Retrieved August 7, 2018 .
- ^ Andrei Schepelew, Huib Ottens: Horten Ho 229 - The legendary flying wing . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2020, ISBN 978-3-613-04254-4 , p. 140-141 .