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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 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.  
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Despite devs' claim, this plane is not "stealthy" in any capacity.
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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.
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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.
 
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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.
Based on the last line of the description of this plane version in the game (※if発展機も登場予定です。), it is an improved version that might actually have stealth capabilities compared to the real world prototype.
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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.
    
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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