Pictures of a Horten-9 under construction; this plane will be powered by a pair of AMT Netherlands Mercury's; the plane is being build by Erik van de Hoogen (NL)
Erik van de Hoogen working on his Horten-9 
The wing somewhere in November 1999 
The wing early January 2000 
Nosegear strut build by Aad van Sorgen 
The main gear 
Pneumatics for the retracts 
Erik van de Hoogen and his Horten-9 wing at the end of March 2000 
Erik and his Horten 9 wing early March 2001 installing the engines 
Left engine bay of the Horten 9 
Front view of this impressive wing 
Side view of the Horten 9, watch the angle of the landing gear 
Rear view of the Horten 9 April 2001
Aad van Sorgen (left) and Erik van de Hoogen covering one of the H9 wings The Horten-9 at the end of May 2001.
The immense middle section of the H9 flying wing
Aad van Sorgen (left) and Erik van de Hoogen preparing for the first flight the Horten 9 
The final check before the first flight on 25 May, 2001 
The first take off 
A beautiful low pass over the model airfield at Nederweert in the south of the Netherlands 
The Horten 9 at final, just before touchdown 
Cooling down of both Mercury HP with two computer fans after the first flight 
Nice rear view of the two Mercury HP ductings |
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