06/09/16 · The Horten Ho 229 is generally known by a few unique names The plane was called the HIX, by the Horten Brothers The identity Ho 229 had been given to the plane by the German Ministry of Aviation Sometimes, it was also called the Gotha Go 229, because Gothaer Waggonfabrik was the name of the German maker who manufactured the planeDragon's Horten Ho 229 is injection molded in pale greygreen plastic and consists of 111 parts, including six clear parts for the canopy, navigation lights and gunsight There is also a small photo etch fret with an additional 17 metal parts, mostly for cockpit details As this is a flying wing, the heart of the kit is the wing center section, which houses the cockpit, engines, landing gearThe Horten HXVIII was a proposed German World War II intercontinental bomber, designed by the Horten brothersThe unbuilt HXVIII represented, in many respects, a scaledup version of the Horten Ho 229, a prototype jet fighterThe HXVIII was one of many proposed desi