"Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia"

The story of the Horten Ho 229 by Andrei Shepelev

Cover of Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia © Andrei Shepelev

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Book description:

• Title: "Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia"
• Writer: Shepelev, Andrei Ivanovich
• Type: Softback
• Cover: Full color (see sample above)
• Total number of pages: 56 (of which 8 color pages)
• Total number of words: 13000
• Language: Russian, English translation of text and captions included as a seperate insert
• ISBN: none
• Publication date: April 2002

Sample of the graphics in Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia © Andrei Shepelev

Contents:

• Color profiles of the H IX V1, H IX V2 and Ho 229 V3;
• Color drawing of the Ho 229 V3 cockpit (see sample below);
• Color cutaways and some subassemblies diagrams (see sample above);
• "Production" Ho 229A drawing / art, based on the Horten design 8-229 V6;
• 1/72 Scale line drawings of H IX V1, H IX V2 and Ho 229 V3, H IXb, Li P.11, Go P.60 (various levels of detailing);
• Detailed 1/48 and 1/32 drawings of H IX V3;
• Data tables;
• Some 90 b&w photos
• 5 color photos
• And much more...

Sample of the graphics in Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia © Andrei Shepelev

For further information please contact Andrei Shepelev by mail at the following address:

Shepelev Andrei Ivanovich
P.O. Box 5086
Samara 443125
Russian Federation

Sample of the graphics in Horten 229, Spirit of Thuringia © Andrei Shepelev

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