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German 1939-45 Hans-Peter Gotha P.60 David Myhra. A detailed look at the The Horten Ho 9/Ho 229 David Myhra. Horten Diedrich. Germany was one of the leading devel- aircraft proposed by Gotha to replace the Horten brothers biographer David Myhra continues opers of jet propulsion during WWII – in August Ho 229, which had already been selected for series his efforts for a full accounting of the events 1939 the world’s fi rst jet aircraft, the He production by the RLM. Includes a comparison of surrounding the design, construction, and fl ight 178, took to the air on its maiden fl ight. This the two aircraft, as well as fi rsthand interviews testing of the twin powered all-wing new book examines all of the developments, with those involved. prototype Horten Ho 9 fi ghter/interceptor and its production and aircraft types: He 280, Me 262, Size: 8.5"x11" • 330 color/bw photos • 120pp. serial production prototype the Horten Ho 229V3. Ar 234, He 162, Ju 287, Ho IX, Me 328, P1101, ISBN: 0-7643-1399-1 • soft • $19.95 Hs 132, DM 1, Ta 183. Vol 1: Retrospective Word for word interviews Size: 8.5"x11" • 80 bw photos • 112pp. make up this volume and often the details given ISBN: 0-7643-1230-8 • hard • $29.95 by one former worker differs from another leading to more questions than answers. Size: 8.5"x11" • 250 bw photos/plans • 224pp. German Rocket Fighters of WWII Hans-Peter Heinz J. Nowarra. Con- ISBN: 0-7643-1666-4 • hard • $49.95 Diedrich. This book is the fi rst to present every cise history of the operational WWII-era rocket aircraft fl own in Germany and the rocket jet fi ghter. Vol 2: Technical History This is the tech- systems developed by Walter and BMW. The Size: 11"x8.5" • 100 bw photos/plans • nical companion volume to the Horten Ho IX technology incorporated into Germany’s rocket 48pp. Retrospective and documents how these fl ying planes – the Me 163Bs and Cs, the Me 263, and ISBN: 0-88740-478-2 • soft • $9.95 machines were constructed, shown largely in Ba 349 – was recognized throughout the world highly detailed photos. Included are construction as cutting edge and after the war had a major of the all-wing’s wood main spar, wood wing ribs, impact on technological development. plywood wing covering, and internal fuel tanks, Size: 8.5"x11" • 90 bw photos/plans • 152pp. control surfaces, drag , nose wheel, etc. ISBN: 0-7643-2220-6 • hard • $49.95 Size: 8.5"x11" • 600 bw photos • 256pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1667-2 • hard • $59.95

Arado Ar 234C: An Illustrated History David Heinkel He 162 Manfred Griehl. Follow-up vol- Ju 287: The World’s First Swept- Myhra. The Arado Ar 234C was the world’s fi rst ume on the unusual WWII-era Luftwaffe jet fi ghter. Wing Jet Aircraft Horst Lommel. In the summer four turbojet-powered fl ying machine to be built Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 color/bw photos • 48pp. of 1944, as WWII drew to a close, an unusual in series. Powered by four BMW 003A-1 turbojet ISBN: 0-7643-1430-0 • soft • $14.95 airplane took to the skies over Leipzig-Brandis on engines, with a combined thrust of 7,040 pounds, its maiden fl ight. It was the prototype version of early test results indicated that it could reach the Ju 287 V1, a four-engine jet . With its speeds of over 550 mph. forward swept , the design was a critical Size: 9"x12" • 570 photos/drawings • 192pp. milestone in the annals of aviation technology ISBN: 0-7643-1182-4 • hard • 59.95 and made the Ju 287 the fi rst swept-wing design in the world. Size: 8.5"x11" • 300 bw photos • 224pp. ISBN: 0-7643-2059-9 • hard • $49.95

Arado Ar 234 Manfred Griehl. Concise history Heinkel He 280 Dressel/Griehl/Menke. Lippisch P 13a & Experimental of the world’s fi rst operational jet bomber as used Detailed look at the fi rst turbojet fi ghter DM-1 H.P. Dabrowski. Detailed look by the WWII Luftwaffe. in the world. at the unusual WWII-era Luftwaffe Size: 8.5"x11" • 100 color/bw photos • 48pp. Size: 11"x8.5" • 100 bw photos/plans • 48pp. delta-wing interceptor concept. ISBN: 0-7643-1431-9 • soft • $14.95 ISBN: 0-88740-344-1 • soft • $9.95 Size: 11"x8.5" • 80 bw photos/drawings • 48pp. ISBN: 0-88740-479-0 • soft • $9.95

Ar 234/Ju 287 Kober. Short, detailed The Horten Brothers and Their All-Wing Messerschmitt Me 163 “Komet" history of the Luftwaffe’s fi rst jet powered Aircraft David Myhra. The heretofore untold true Vol.1 Mano Ziegler. The world’s fi rst WWII-era bomber aircraft. story of Reimar, Wolfram, and Walter Horten’s operational rocket fi ghter in its WWII Size: 11"x8.5" • 80 bw photos/drawings remarkable aeronautical achievements with use by the Luftwaffe. • 48pp. the all-wing planform between 1933-1945. Size: 11"x8.5" • 80 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 978-0-88740-203-6 • soft • $14.99 Size: 9"x12" • 730 bw photos/plans • 320pp. ISBN: 0-88740-232-1 • soft • $9.95 ISBN: 0-7643-0441-0 • hard • $59.95

DFS 228 David Myhra. This is the incredible story The Horten Flying Wing in WWII H.P. Dab- Messerschmitt Me 163 “Komet" of the German DFS 228, an ultra high-altitude, rowski. Concise look at the WWII-era fl ying wing Vol.2 M. Emmerling. Follow-up volume photo-reconnaissance aircraft, and the fi rst to aircraft of the Horten brothers. on the infamous WWII-era German have a pressurized, and jettisonable cockpit. Size: 8.5"x11.5" • 70 bw photos • 52pp. rocket fi ghter. Size: 8.5"x11" • over 220 bw photos • 112pp. ISBN: 978-0-88740-357-6 • soft • $11.99 Size: 11"x8.5" • 80 bw photos • 48pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1203-0 • soft • $19.95 ISBN: 0-88740-403-0 • soft • $9.95

Dragonfl y: The Luftwaffe’s Experimental Flying Wings of the Horten Broth- : Design Triebfl ügeljäger Project David Myhra. The ers H.P. Dabrowski. Follow-up volume Concept, Prototypes, V Series, world’s fi rst attempt at perfecting a true, tail-sitting covering the Horten brothers’ fl ying Flight Tests David Myhra. Featured vertical take off and landing (VTOL) interceptor wing concepts. in this volume are the early Me 262 fl ying machine – Focke-Wulf’s Triebfl ügeljäger, Size: 11"x8.5" • 70 bw photos • 64pp. concept and wind tunnel designs. This of 1944. ISBN: 0-88740-886-9 • soft • $14.95 includes all of the Me 262 “Versuch," Size: 8.5"x11" • 240 color/bw photos • 120pp. or research design prototypes, and the ISBN: 0-7643-1877-2 • soft • $29.95 pre-production “Serein," or S-type fl ight test machines. Size: 11"x8.5" • 400 photos • 248pp. ISBN: 0-7643-1888-8 • hard • $39.95