In Service:
First Flight:
Manufacturer: Horten
Number built:
Type: Prototype glider
Crew: 1 man
Length: m
Wingspan: 24.2 m
Wing area: 17.8 m²
Height: m
Empty: 330 kg
Loaded: 410 kg
Engine: none
Maximum speed: 200 km/h
Range:
Service ceiling:
Armament:
none
Electronics:
Operators: Luftwaffe
Variants:
Other: Prototypes
Articles:
The Horten Ho VI (Ho 253) was a single seat glider similar
to
Ho IV except
wing span increased
The Warplanes of the Third Reich.
ISBN-10: 0385057822
German Aircraft of the Second World War.
ISBN-10: 0370000242
Hitler's Luftwaffe.
ISBN-10: 051718771X
For a complete list of
sources