Development of flying wing aircraft for General Aviation
HORTEN Aircraft GmbH
Hörselberg-Hainich (Am Flugplatz 3)New on Amplifa
About HORTEN Aircraft
HORTEN Aircraft GmbH is an aviation company based at Hörselberg-Hainich airfield in Thuringia. Building on three decades of flying wing research and development, the company is developing the NG2 aircraft program, a two-seat flying wing aircraft for General Aviation. It is based on the flight-tested HX-2 demonstrator. The NG2 concept envisions propulsion by a Rotax 916iS (160 hp), a complete Garmin avionics suite, a ballistic recovery system, and certification under the new FAA MOSAIC rules. In addition, the company is working on the NG5 concept study for applications in General Aviation and Regional Advanced Air Mobility. Program assets including hardware, tooling, engineering and test data, program planning, intellectual property, and trademarks are currently being offered for sale in a structured process to enable a new owner to bring the aircraft to market.
- Site
- Hörselberg-Hainich
- Processes
- Aircraft development and certification (MOSAIC certification of the NG2), Engineering and program data, Structured sale of program assets incl. tooling, test data, IP, and trademarks
- Certificates
- MOSAIC certification (FAA, targeted)
- Industries
- General Aviation, Aviation, Regional Advanced Air Mobility (planned), Aviation
- 01
Concept development
- 02
Engineering
- 03
Flight tests with HX-2 demonstrator
- 04
Certification under MOSAIC
- 05
Sale of program assets
Locations
Hörselberg-Hainich
DECompany headquarters and airfield location
Aircraft Programs
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Certification
Certification of the NG2 under the FAA MOSAIC rules for General Aviation is targeted.
| Evidence | Hörselberg-Hainich |
|---|---|
| MOSAIC certification (FAA, targeted) |
History – From the Horten Brothers to HORTEN Aircraft
- 1933
The brothers Reimar and Walter Horten begin building flying wing gliders (Horten H I)
- 1944
Maiden flight of the Horten H IX / Ho 229 flying wing jet aircraft
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HORTEN Aircraft builds on three decades of flying wing research and development and develops the flight-tested HX-2 demonstrator
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Search for a new owner to market the NG2 program including all assets