Editing Horten Ho 229 (section)

==Surviving aircraft==
The only surviving Ho 229 airframe, the V3—and the only surviving Second World War-era German jet prototype still in existence—is on display in the main hall of the [[Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center]] of the [[Smithsonian Museum|Smithsonian]] [[National Air and Space Museum]] (NASM) alongside other WWII-era German aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |title=Horten Ho 229 V3 - National Air and Space Museum |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/horten-ho-229-v3/nasm_A19600324000 |website=airandspace.si.edu |access-date=12 April 2023 |language=en |quote=This object is on display in the World War II Aviation (UHC) at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in [[Chantilly, VA]]}}</ref> It is displayed partially restored, the wings of the aircraft displayed separately from the center section.

Prior to being placed on display in 2017, it was stored at the NASM's [[Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility|Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility]] in Suitland, Maryland, U.S. In December 2011, the National Air and Space Museum moved the Ho 229 into the active restoration area of the Garber Restoration Facility, where it was reviewed for full restoration and display.<ref name="Horten Conservation Website">{{cite web |url = https://hortenconservation.squarespace.com/home |title = Horten Ho 229 V3 Technical Study and Conservation |work = hortenconservation.squarespace.com |access-date = 11 September 2014 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140912000228/https://hortenconservation.squarespace.com/home |archive-date = 12 September 2014 }}</ref>

[[File:Horten Ho 229 V3 (27574666023).jpg|thumb|alt=Horton 229 V3 in 2016 at Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar|Horten 229 in 2016 while the center section (left) was under restoration. Wings stored separately (right).]]
The central section of the V3 prototype was moved to the NASM's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in late 2012 to commence a detailed examination of it before starting any serious conservation/restoration efforts<ref>{{cite web |url = http://airandspace.si.edu/imagedetail.cfm?imageID=4224 |title = National Air and Space Museum Image Detail – Horten H IX V3 Plan – Condition of the Major Metal Components |website = Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum |publisher = Smithsonian Institution |access-date = 26 May 2013 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130501033810/http://airandspace.si.edu/imagedetail.cfm?imageID=4224 |archive-date = 1 May 2013 }}</ref> and was cleared for the move to the Udvar-Hazy facility's restoration shops by summer 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/horten-flying-wing-heading-nasms-udvar-hazy-center.html |title = Horten Flying Wing Heading to NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 24 June 2014 |publisher = warbirdsnews.com |access-date = 28 December 2014}}</ref> Following work performed within the Udvar-Hazy facility's Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar, it was put on display.<ref>{{cite web |title=Horten Ho 229 V3 {{!}} National Air and Space Museum |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/horten-ho-229-v3/nasm_A19600324000 |website=airandspace.si.edu |access-date=12 April 2023 |language=en |quote=They moved both the wings and the center section into the Boeing Aviation Hangar in September 2017.}}</ref>