Aircraft
Horten's Flying Wing Flies to Aero Friedrichshafen
The blended wing traces its heritage back to famed flying wing designer Reimar Horten.
Horten Aircraft debuted its flying wing prototype, the HX-2, at Aero Friedrichshafen after beginning flight trials. (Photo: Horten Aircraft)
Horten Aircraft debuted its flying wing prototype, the HX-2, at Aero Friedrichshafen after beginning flight trials. (Photo: Horten Aircraft)

Eight decades after the Horten brothers initially designed a flying wing during World War II, the Horten HX-2, named in honor of Reimar Horten, flew to the Aero Friedrichshafen show this week. Developed by Horten Aircraft, the two-place prototype flying wing took to the skies this winter and has accrued about 15 flights and six hours, including the trip from Horten headquarters at Kindel Airfield near Eisenach, Germany, to Friedrichshafen.


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