Imperial Japanese Early Jet Aircraft PAGE

2000 / 3 / 22 Update.



United States Airforce Museum
Nakajima "Kikka" Prototype Turbojet Special Attacker
Length : 9.25m
Wing Span: 10.00m
Hight : 3.05m
Wing Area : 13.21 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 3,550Kg
Empty Weight : 2,300Kg
Main Engine : Ishikawajima Ne20 Turbojet (475Kg) X 2
Max Speed : 677Km/h (High : 6,000m)
Max Range : 584Km (High : 6,000m)
Service Ceiling : 10,700m
Crew : 1
Bomb : 500Kg or 250Kg X 1
Kawanishi "Baika" Pulsejet Suicide Attacker
Length : 7.0m
Wing Span: 6.6m
Wing Area : 7.6 Square Meter
Empty Weight : 750Kg
Main Engine : Ka-10 Pulsjet (300Kg) X 1
Max Speed : 556Km/h
Cluse Speed : 278Km
Crew : 1
Warhead : 100 - 250 Kg warhead

Shoji Hasegawa
Nakajima Ki-201 "Karyuu" Jet Intercepter / Attacker
Length : 11.50m
Wing Span: 13.70m
Hight : 4.05m
Wing Area : 25.0 Square Meter
All-Up Weight : 7,000Kg
Empty Weight : 4,500Kg
Engine :
Ishikawajima Ne-130 Turbojet (908Kg) X 2 or Nakajima Ne-230 Turbojet (885Kg) X 2
Max Speed : 852Km/h (Ne-130) , 812Km/h (Ne-230)
Range : 980Km
Service Ceiling : 12,000m+
Crew : 1
Armament :
30mm Ho155-II Machine Gun X 2 or 20mm Ho5 Machine Gun X 2 (For Navy)
30mm Type5 Machine Gun X 2 or 20mm Type99 Machine Gun X 2 (For Army)
800Kg or 500Kg Bomb X 1
Nakajima Ki-201 "Karyuu" Jet Intercepter / Attacker
The data for the Me262 jet intercepter were brought to Japan from Germany by 1944.
The fighter "Ki-201 Karyuu" was developed with Nakashima based on this data.
This project was the joint development of the imperial army and navy.
"Karyuu" expanded Me262. However, development progressed slowly.
Pacific war was ended at the moment when a production drawing was completed.

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