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Although in popular culture there is a belief that this plane was designed with stealth in mind, this myth was created years after the war by Reimar Horten, one of its creators, in a 1983 publication, in order to gain more credibility (capitalizing on the B2 Spirit), even so this plane was not designed with any stealth capability in mind.

Although in popular culture there is a belief that this plane was designed with stealth in mind, this myth was created years after the war by Reimar Horten, one of its creators, in a 1983 publication, in order to gain more credibility (capitalizing on the B2 Spirit), even so this plane was not designed with any stealth capability in mind.

He stated about the idea of making a charcoal-based adhesive compound that absorbs radio waves and about adding it to another design that was never built. After research and tests done in the 2000's, it was found that there was no such compound layer anywhere, showing that the remaining plane specimens were not made with any stealth capability.

He stated about the idea of making a charcoal-based adhesive compound that would absorb radio waves, and about adding it to another design that was never built. After research and tests done in the 2000's, it was found that there was no such compound layer anywhere and that such compound does not even bring any stealth property, showing that the remaining plane specimens were not made with any stealth capability.

In fact, it was on par with similar planes of the period in terms of radar signature, with its real advantage being speed provided by its jet engines. This report and data were made by Northrup, after extensive testing long after the war. However, note that the compound used in the plywood shared characteristics with the mentioned 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.

In fact, it was on par with similar planes of the period in terms of radar signature, with its real advantage being speed provided by its jet engines. This report and data were made by Northrup, after extensive testing long after the war. However, note that the plane replica tested was made with higher standards and with an almost all-wood structure, being thus more stealthy than the real plane would have been. 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.

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