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Horton Wingless (1952)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Horton Wingless V-16 Special Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10075
Abstract

The Horton Wingless aircraft was invented by William Horton of Huntington Beach, California in 1952. He called the strange-looking plane “wingless” because he claimed the entire craft was a simple air foil with vertical fins and utilized all surfaces for lift.

Dates: 1952 - 1997

David Myhra Special Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SDASM-SC-10238
Abstract David Myhra is a U.S.-based author and researcher, actively publishing from 1980 to the present; he has published more than 130+ books, and dozens of eBooks & articles on varied historical topics, from Soviet-era aircraft carriers and Japanese battleships to X-planes and World War II German flying machines. His primary focus was the later; most of his books cover individual aircraft types, both paper-projects and full production warplanes, and their designers - many he personally...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 2022