Walter Horten (born 13 November 1913; died 9 December 1998 in
Baden-Baden,
Germany) and
Reimar Horten (born 12 March 1915; died 14 August 1993 in
Villa General Belgrano,
Argentina), sometimes credited as the
Horten Brothers, were
German aircraft pilots and enthusiasts. Although they had little, if any, formal training in aeronautics or related fields, the Hortens designed some of the most advanced aircraft of the 1940s, including the world's first jet-powered
flying wing, the
Horten Ho 229.