Hi!
This is a little fact I learned yesterday while in a doctor's office. Out of date Mags in the Wait room, right? Well, a new bunch of old Smithsonian Magazine were there. Take one they are free! They gave me three! Well there were two that really had articles that fell into my spheres of interest. The H.L.Hunley Confederate Sub, and The Horten Flying Wing.
Seems that they figured out in 2021 what killed the crew so fast in the Hunley that the remains were still calmly sitting at their station and not bunched around a hatch trying to get out. A form of Shockwave that penetrated the hull and bounced around inside until it dissipated. For the crew, because of the frequency in the pressure wave, It turned their lungs and brains to mush instantly on a microscopic level. So-They didn't know what hit them. As in, They Never Felt a Thing!!
The other article was short, sweet and to the Point. The Horten Brothers in Germany did perfect a flying wing and flew it. Some time later after improvements they built another. This one was Jet Powered. Most historians think the Metal framed Plywood sheathed plane NEVER flew! This was the consensus of both Military conservators and Museum staff. When they started restoration fo the new millenia,2021? They discovered something that added a little mystery to things. Burn Marks around the Jet Exhaust areas on the wings. So, Did it Fly? Records missing so we will never know, but it was the Scion of our stealth Bomber! One of the Horten brothers is oft quoted about putting charcoal on the outside surface of the plane to absorb or otherwise negate Radar picking it up!
The idea was so fascinating they added a Prop driven version into some Scenes in one of the Indiana Jones Sagas. I believe it was the one about The ARK of the COVENANT! I am going to see if I can put one in the Budget soon. Hopefully in 1/48 scale!