I.Ae. 37
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Damianos Argentum Authoryou are right, many Argentinians developed machines are unknown. This one, was build in three versions, as you can check it out, some are in a classical cockpit (I mean, pilot sit down), and other (which I gonna build) with the pilot in a lay prone position.
Michael KohlInteresting aircraft and background story. Remarkable too where german plane designers and builders found new work. Argentine, India, Egypt and so on.
As a sidenote: a pilot in prone position was not such a new idea by Horton, as you can see at the glider Horten IV, he build and which is exhibited in the Museum in Oberschleißheim close to Munich.
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Damianos Argentum Authorhi Michael, absolutely agree. About the aircraft that you say, I saw some scale models about that, such interesting topic!
Michael KohlI call the Horten IV glider from CMR mine. A nice resin kit. Planet Model offers it in 1:48.
Damianos Argentum Authorit is folk, absolutely; if I could make a good job with metal paint, it must be a so attractive model, rarely usual
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Reimar Horten began work on the I.Ae. 37 around 1952, after his earlier flying wing projects were cancelled in 1951. This was a single-engined jet fighter that used a Delta wing flying wing structure with lateral engine inlets on each side of the nose. Wind tunnel tests began in 1953 as did testing of scale models at speeds up to 200 km/h (120 mph).
A full scale glider was built and made its first flight on 1 October 1954. Most unusually the pilot lay prone and looked out through the clear nose. Flight performance was deemed excellent and manufacture of a prototype powered by a Rolls-Royce Derwent V began in 1955. This engine was selected as it was readily available, but lacked the thrust desired for the fighter. The glider was modified with a normal cockpit in 1956.
Shortly afterwards the program was split with the current aircraft becoming a subsonic trainer and a new, more powerful fighter, designated as the I.Ae. 48, with two podded engines under the wings and intended to reach Mach 2.2 (2,700 km/h). However, both projects were cancelled in 1960 as an economy measure, only a year before the I.Ae. 37 was to fly.
