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==Trivia==

==Trivia==

Although in popular culture there is a belief that this plane was designed with stealth in mind, this plane is not "stealthy" in any capacity. This myth was apparently created years after the war by Reimar Horten in a publication in 1983, There was a statement by Horten on the idea of making a charcoal based compound to absorb radar waves and adding it to another design that never was built. After research and tests done in the 2000's it was found out that there was no charcoal compound layer in between the wood and shows that the particular plane/specimen we havec was not originally designed with any stealth capability in mind. In fact it was on par with similar planes of the period in terms of radar signature but its advantage would have been speed.  

Although in popular culture there is a belief that this plane was designed with stealth in mind, this plane is not "stealthy" in any capacity. This myth was apparently created years after the war by Reimar Horten in a publication in 1983, There was a statement by Horten on the idea of making a charcoal based compound to absorb radar waves and adding it to another design that never was built. After research and tests done in the 2000's it was found out that there was no charcoal compound layer in between the wood and shows that the particular plane/specimen we have existing was not made with any stealth capability in mind. In fact it was on par with similar planes of the period in terms of radar signature but its advantage would have been speed.  

The report and data was made by Northrup after extensive testing long after the war. However, note that the adhesive used in the plywood shared characteristics with the mention charcoal compound but is not the same. We might also have to take it as face value (as the researches have suggested) that Horten's statement of wanting to add the charcoal to the production model but the only specimen available never had any evidence of any stealth ingredients.

The report and data was made by Northrup after extensive testing long after the war. However, note that the adhesive used in the plywood shared characteristics with the mention charcoal compound but is not the same. We might also have to take it as face value (as the researches have suggested) that Horten's statement of wanting to add the charcoal to the production model but the only specimen available never had any evidence of any stealth ingredients.