Horten Nurflügel (Flying Wing) Panek Ultralight 10

Horten Nurflügel Panek Ultralight 10 in flight.
Designed by Dr. Reimar Horten in 1991.
Built by Siegfried Panek in 1992.
2 versions: one with fixed and one with retractable landing gear.

[@kittybirg]

What a spectacular craft. Like everyone else here, I am absolutely drooling at the prospect of it as a private plane. But I am also just happy that someone has not only built a Horten design, but is enjoying it and flying it -- it would be a real pity for something that nice to end up in a museum. It belongs in the air.

[@jamesclukey7488]

The Horten brothers would have loved this aircraft ! They designed it ! Make it three times the size, slap a pair of jet engines on it and you've got it.

[@drienkm]

Understandable how so many people are desperate to build this beauty! Remember that subtle details the eye can't see are often every bit as important as the overall form that it can see... (especially in a tailless aircraft). If plans are unavailable, it's not going to fly like this built from photos;) It's easy to dismiss the idea of designing an unusual plane like this as the arena of visionary genius, but rather than trying to rake the airplane together from very incomplete scraps of the original design, lean how to design aircraft instead. Use the form you *can* see as inspiration and generate the unseen details yourself - in harmony with not only the form that inspires you, but also your unique goals. Designs like this are often created entirely by one driven person. Sometimes there are streaks of genius in there, but I think the ones that inspire us are more often just the object of some creativity and a lot of driven, careful work. I guess I'm just encouraging builders to invest their skills and heart into designs that are either well documented, or that they understand technically or created themselves. It's kinda heartbreaking to meet someone who has poured themselves into a project that is doomed because it lacks a technical basis.

[@makonaima1]

I disagree. Don't forget Japan had their first jet engine before the us and it was built from photographs and sketches since the Germans at the time did not want to share their tech.

[@patb686]

Awesome! The view from that canopy is something really cool.

[@tifosaurus]

Hortens are always a nice view in the air! Nice video, thank you for sharing!

[@rubenmejias844]

And to you Sir for rebuilding it in an ultralight version

[@JesusTorres-qr1gz]

Hi guys, congratulations, outstanding work of engineering, impressive gliding, it fly like a feather in the wind, the extremely skillful pilot make it even more impressive, my most expressive thanks to each and everyone that one way or another collaborated in order to let us enjoy your innovation, from Puerto Rico....Jesus Torres.

[@LinaTombe]

Excelente video grasias. Desde Colombia este avión sebemui estable su control es excelente ánimo alemaniagrasias horten qesivuela

[@gliderrider]

Beautiful wing!

[@michaelsteiner6500]

Can't wait to get one. Cheers

[@ВладимирСтавцев-о6н]

Просто красавец!

[@PorscheGTRSWeissach]

Nice Flying Wing! Allways loved Horten's Flying Wings! Such a beautiful machine to look at in the skies! What happened to it? Where is the owner? Is it still airworthy? Greetings from Germany! :-)

[@tyrssen1]

Ah, if only this were available to the home builder as a kit!

[@l-vaeronautics2734]

Check out L-V Aeronautics LLC on Instagram... @lvaeronautics . They have one in work!

[@tyrssen1]

@@l-vaeronautics2734 Thank you! That's exciting!

[@donlawrence1428]

nice flyer! i like it better than the more recent version.

[@mesquita137]

Pretty machine !! Congratulations. (Brazil)

[@williammann6198]

Pure airplane! I miss you Walter Horten.

[@Megalonon52]

I miss Walter Horten too but this plane is developed by Reimar Horten.

[@faron27]

this design is over 50 years old

[@petraschack-beckschulte4072]

faron27, 60

[@richarddegen6184]

try 75 yrs

[@SladkaPritomnost]

World loves HORTENs!

[@FidencioVelasco-r3u]

Excelente te video grasias Seve mío estable

[@joergmeyer4145]

Just one question: What does this wing do in case of a stall? A Northrop test pilot lost his life by testing a stall with a flying wing and it flipped over and over and over and over backwards like a piece of paper. It was not recoverable and this poor guy died. The B2 flying wing is able to fly safely because computers keep it far away from stalling. I am not a critic of a flying wing, it is just every technical system has its limits and being a pilot myself I know how easy it is to get into a situation where one unintentionally and initiated by turbulent air movement gets into a stall. Consequently stall recovery would be a crucial question for me.

[@gtex09]

Wunderschön ! What about stall behaviour ? When stalling, do you loose lift in the front or on one side of the wing ? Any way very interesting !

[@octaviogtz8035]

Se puede conseguir los planos?., es un perfecto horten ligero👌

[@csa02221862]

Please keep on going with the development!

[@Godscountry2732]

I thought this was a kit under development,but it seems to have never been finished or something.I like it,with a ballistic chute,it would be very safe

[@waltergiordani]

Wunderful!

[@evandromp4277]

Fantástico adorei incrível em sabe ainda vou construir uma para mim!!!!

[@juniorgamer16]

Eu também

[@flyingjoejackson]

This wing looks fabulous. Where can I get a closer look. Can you tell me where I can get more information. The Horten Brothers were well ahead of their time.

[@bipolatelly9806]

Beautiful aeroplane.

[@georgearmerding]

it's making me rethink everything. does it use spoilerons for steering? how does it stall? so...beautiful

[@stevennagley3407]

Elevons*

[@joelboone1751]

How far will it go on a tank of gas?

[@TheMonkeyrock77]

I'd love to have one just like this.

[@l-vaeronautics2734]

Check out L-V Aeronautics LLC on Instagram. They are developing a flying wing kitplane also! @lvaeronautics

[@TheMonkeyrock77]

@@l-vaeronautics2734 I don't have a garage to build one in but I'll look at it like you say. Thanks.

[@RichardRaueiser]

Love this psychopterix wing

[@DADADEBAH]

how can I build this plane? I am in Canada and would love to learn of patent acquisition or fee for plans?

[@edwardthor7763]

And perceived lift and safety due to glide effect of your entire craft.

[@petsatcom]

Have you experienced any stability problems? Wonderful Aircraft Fantastish jim

[@LinaTombe]

Buen video grasias te

[@amjm1414]

Hi,this wing still flying?where I can found the manufacturing?thank´s.andre fron Brasil.

[@ericoschmitt]

andre markss o horten hx-2 esta em fase final de testes, da uma olhada

[@OPE08]

@douglasfairweather - Look up "Design Patent D-143,853" , you can request free copies from the US Patent Office...

[@makioyama]

What a beautiful aircraft it is! German technologies defeated the world opponent a long time ago, I believe. I wish we could see this awesome machine at Oshkosh Airshow 2013, if possible.

[@GeneralPadron]

Horten was not German. He was Austrian.

[@gotzvonberlichingen1042]

@@GeneralPadron WRONG! the Horten brothers was from Bonn (West Germany). The HORTEN Aircraft GmbH is a Aerospace company in Hörselberg-Hainich, Thuringia (East Germany)

[@storchaircraft328]

Beautiful machine I like it

[@ignaciomercuri7971]

Hermoso avión se producen ?

[@pepetosverdugo2725]

GR8 flying machine, the PUL-10! Did you know that in German Pulten means: Student's desks?

[@Heathh49008]

It would seem to be faster and simpler to build than a Long EZ.... The tough part would seem to be making sure the wing is shaped correctly, and getting the weight and balance correct. Can this be built with an IO-360 and carbon composite and simply scaled up a bit into a higher speed 4 place with higher speed? That would be interesting!

[@JamesaHooks]

Let me know if you can do this!!!!

[@Tharkunify]

What a plane. Maybe they just figured it was not worth producing plans and dealing with liability etc. This is a VERY hard design to copy without adding winglets, so like everyone else here, I hope someday they will release plans or a kit.

[@tomthompson7400]

its like a private ufo ,,, or a baby Vulcan bomber , its a fine looking aircraft , ill bet some one some where has the moulds and plans , probably sitting in a corner of a shed some where , just getting in the way.

[@wesm3915]

Can you buy plans for this?

[@joergmeyer4145]

How does it take a stall? I read somewhere that Northrop's test pilot tried a stall and it started to flip backwards over and over and over like a piece of paper when you drop it. It was not recoverable and ended fatally. This is why the B2 Bomber needs computers to stay away from a stall. This is what I read about Northrop's first steps into the flying wing technology.

[@europaeuropa3673]

That's why you don't see them flying around anywhere.

[@christiancampi1736]

Do you know the Swift from Aérianne, I fly with it, stall is an not event !, yes you can fly safety with a flying wing

[@OPE08]

That might be true... except the US Patent was applied for by Reimar Horten himself... hard to "steal" your own design huh?

[@edwardthor7763]

If you look back you will see German and American simply because it's the easiest to conceive(not necessarily to build) from an anatomical comparison for off- the -shelf parts

[@DADADEBAH]

how can I build this plane? I am in Canada and would love to learn of patent acquisition or fee for plans? what are the specification speed?fuel consumption? engine?

[@mikestirewalt5193]

What a beautiful creation! First time I've come across it. For the poster - people don't watch aviation videos to listen to frigging London Symphony Orchestra. So many otherwise excellent aviation videos are, if not ruined, certainly severely degraded by covering up the sound of the aircraft and environment with some idiotic background racket.

[@primarytrainer1]

build a time machine and go back 13 years ago to tell him that lol

[@lyledude11]

very limited views from cockpit limited by those large wings

[@buzzy1147]

same question, what happened to it?

[@km52artigosparapesca77]

cade especificações do aereo ?????????

[@ignaciomercuri7971]

Hay planos ??

[@ichbinlieb7125]

Gibt es Pläne und UL- Bausatz? Wo? Was kostet sie?

[@josega6338]

Pulten in German means: 'School desks'

[@VossAero]

No. Pulte is the correct word for school desks. The builders surname staretd with Pul... the designer was Reimar Horten.

[@rubenmejias844]

Three Cheers

[@Megalonon52]

Where is this?

[@Justwantahover]

Looks like so '70's. (but it's not)

[@peterworsley4699]

Nice shape but poor visibility - you can't see anything below.

[@tavaresrco]

LINDO!!!!

[@flyingjoejackson]

I am still very interested in this wing. Could you please get in touch with me tonyhughes thanks.

[@fredericmartin8758]

guten tag, wo kann man der plan kaufen? danke

[@EduardoGonzalez-ql7vo]

¿Rudder?

[@МихаилПоканевич-э6щ]

Мечты сбываются но жаль что не у меня...

[@jamesclukey7488]

Lippisch would have liked it too ! No tail !

[@GeneralPadron]

Horten aircraft were jet propelled, not propeller driven.

[@christophgro7183]

Bullshit,it was 1 with Turbine all others was Prop driven or Glider,they Built 17 Glider and 7 Motor Aircrafts

[@deafmusician2]

A mini B2

[@elizeusoaresdasilvssilva6500]

Espetacula .

[@johns.87]

WOWWWW!!!!++++

[@utuberlesmouches]

people anxious about the patent of a 60 years old design or liability should not even think about starting a flying wing making experience !

[@gironoturno]

Show

[@josega6338]

Pul-10

[@Heathh49008]

@Heathh49008 Sorry about the redundancy... KZbin needs and "Edit" option.

[@АнатолийБородавка-ж3з]

UFO!

[@themechbuilder6171]

ufo

[@welshpete12]

Interesting airplane , awful music !

[@svenx69]

stolen from germany

[@LuizAlves-o4h]

Lindo demais