Secret of Imperial Japanese Future Jet Aircraft Projects - J9Y Kikka & J7W1 Shinden & J7W2 Jet
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B-52 > 11 December 1947 was staved off by a plea from its president William McPherson Allen to the Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington.[23] Allen reasoned that the design was capable of being adapted to new aviation technology and more stringent requirements.
So two years later, and that's only for a concept. Also the jets would have performance still superior to the B-36.
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@52111centrumcz Yes, hence the development of faster, higher bombers, the B-36 was in development in 1942 and the B-52 was already in planning by the time of Hiroshima
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but the jet interceptors had one major advantage and that is speed - with careful piloting they can avoid the P-51s and crash the bombers with impunity.
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@Cyprus883 The Caproni Campini N.1 flew in 1940 was more of a pulsejet instead of a normal type jet and the Reggiane Re.2007 in 1943 a concept craft only that never really got built. The N.1 did indeed fly but material and cost proved it not pratical in war so never was used.
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A quick note while he Shinden is indeed a inovative design it's cannard configuration was not exactly new technology the 1903 Wright Flyer is also a cannard configuration
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@Cyprus883 nope not for my understanding
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Sure, but, as history shows, A-bomb available RIGHT NOW, beats should-of, could-of, might-have-been designs.
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Did Italy ever build jets during ww2?
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lol the showed the Kawanishi g10n1 not the Nakajima ignore the other post.u can tell by the none contra-rotating blades on the nakajima plans and it had strait wings.kawanishi had a 4 bladed prop with elliptical wings
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lol the showed the Mitsubishi g10n1 not the Nakajima
There is a new book out at Historic Aviation called "Japanese Secret Projects" (sub-titled Experimental aircraft of the IJA and IJN, 1939-1945)!
4200jadale 2 years ago 20
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Humbertusmarius 1 year ago 5