The Horten Ho-229 was the world's first jet-powered flying wing. This was the third prototype of this advanced German aircraft that never saw combat. It was developed in the late stages of the WW2 ...

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The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

Moreover, it was the only German fighter to use a radial engine. It was a BMW 139 fourteen-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine that performed well but struggled with high temperatures.