The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229, was a German prototype fighter/bomber designed by the brothers Reimar and Walter Horten and built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik late in World War II. It was the first pure flying wing powered by jet engines.
Drawing of the Horton Ho IX V1 (Credit: Wikipedia)
The only surviving Ho 229 airframe, the V3, which was captured in 1945 in unfinished condition, was until recently, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, Maryland, USA. In December, 2011, the National Air and Space Museum had moved the Ho 229 into the active restoration area of the Garber Restoration Facility. The centre section of the V3 prototype was meant to be moved to the Smithsonian NASM’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center to commence a detailed examination of it before starting any serious conservation/restoration efforts and since last summer it has been cleared for the move to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center facility’s restoration shop. The Horten Ho 229 V3 is currently being restored.
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Cynrik de Decker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Scott Bricker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Cynrik de Decker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Scott Bricker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Cynrik de Decker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Scott Bricker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Cynrik de Decker) 
The Horten Ho 229 being restored at Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Credits: Scott Bricker)
Sourced used: Wikipedia, Cynrik de Decker, Scott Bricker and Aviation Archeology.
