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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:28
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The Nakajima Ki-115 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (剣 "Sword") was a one-man [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft developed by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in the closing stages of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in late [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] called this aircraft Tōka (藤花、"Wisteria Blossom").
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The Nakajima Ki-115 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (剣 "Sword") was a one-man [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft developed by the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in the closing stages of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in late [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] called this aircraft Tōka (藤花、"Wisteria Blossom").
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:31
Historical context
The aircraft's intended purpose was to be used in kamikaze attacks on [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] shipping and the invasion fleet
expected to be involved in the invasion of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which in the end did not take place.
The aircraft's intended purpose was to be used in kamikaze attacks on [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] shipping and the invasion fleet
expected to be involved in the invasion of [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which in the end did not take place.
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:33
Because the Japanese High Command thought that Japan did not have enough obsolete aircraft to use for kamikaze attacks, it was decided that huge numbers of cheap, simple suicide planes should be constructed quickly in anticipation for the invasion of Japan.
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:34
Construction
The aircraft was very simple, being made from "non-strategic" materials (mainly wood and steel).
To save weight, it was to use a droppable take-off gear (there was to be no landing), so a simple welded steel tube [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was attached to the aircraft .
This, however, was found to give unmanageable ground-handling characteristics, so a simple [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was then incorporated.
The cross section of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and not [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as were most planes of this size and type; such a fuselage was easier to make
The aircraft was very simple, being made from "non-strategic" materials (mainly wood and steel).
To save weight, it was to use a droppable take-off gear (there was to be no landing), so a simple welded steel tube [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was attached to the aircraft .
This, however, was found to give unmanageable ground-handling characteristics, so a simple [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was then incorporated.
The cross section of the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] was [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and not [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] as were most planes of this size and type; such a fuselage was easier to make
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:36
Tsurugi had the instrument panel with some [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]; [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] pedals in addition to the rudder lever and
also a place for a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. Flight controls included both [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and (in production versions) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Ki-115 was designed to be able to use any engine that was in storage for ease of construction and supply, and to absorb Japan's obsolete stocks of engines from the 1920s and 1930s.
The initial aircraft (Ki-115a) were powered by 858 kW (1,150 hp) Nakajima Ha-35 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It is not known if any other engine was ever actually fitted.
After testing the first production aircraft were fitted with the improved undercarriage and two rocket units.
These may have assisted with take-off or may have been designed for the final acceleration towards the target.)
also a place for a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]. Flight controls included both [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and (in production versions) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The Ki-115 was designed to be able to use any engine that was in storage for ease of construction and supply, and to absorb Japan's obsolete stocks of engines from the 1920s and 1930s.
The initial aircraft (Ki-115a) were powered by 858 kW (1,150 hp) Nakajima Ha-35 [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
It is not known if any other engine was ever actually fitted.
After testing the first production aircraft were fitted with the improved undercarriage and two rocket units.
These may have assisted with take-off or may have been designed for the final acceleration towards the target.)
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:37
Performance
The aircraft had a top speed of 550 km/h (342 mph) and could carry up to an 800 kg (1,760 lb) bomb, enough to split a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in two.
However, it had no weapons to defend itself on the way, so would have been an easy target for the enemy [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The controls were crude, the visibility terrible, and the performance abysmal.
Tsurugi had very poor take-off and landing performance and could not be safely flown by anyone other than experienced pilots.
There were fatal crashes during testing and training. However new, better versions with improved controls and better
visibility were under intensive development.
The Japanese High command had plans to construct some 8,000 per month in workshops all across Japan.
The aircraft had a top speed of 550 km/h (342 mph) and could carry up to an 800 kg (1,760 lb) bomb, enough to split a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in two.
However, it had no weapons to defend itself on the way, so would have been an easy target for the enemy [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
The controls were crude, the visibility terrible, and the performance abysmal.
Tsurugi had very poor take-off and landing performance and could not be safely flown by anyone other than experienced pilots.
There were fatal crashes during testing and training. However new, better versions with improved controls and better
visibility were under intensive development.
The Japanese High command had plans to construct some 8,000 per month in workshops all across Japan.
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:38
The war, however, ended before they could be used.
Individually, they would have been rather inefficient weapon, but used in waves of hundreds or thousands they could have been quite destructive.
Individually, they would have been rather inefficient weapon, but used in waves of hundreds or thousands they could have been quite destructive.
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:40
Variants
- Ki-115 Tsurugi:Single-seat suicide attack aircraft. production version.
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Re: Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
par Neel2 Jeu 04 Fév 2010, 16:41
Specifications
General characteristics
General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Length: 8.55 m (28 ft 1 in)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] : 8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
- Height: 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 12.4 m² (133.47 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,640 kg (3,616 lb)
- Loaded weight: 2,580 kg (5,688 lb)
- [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien]: 2,880 kg (max overload with 800 kg bomb) (6,349 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (Ha-35 Type 23) [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] (provision for two rocket accelerators), 860 kW (1,150 hp)
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