Off to Japan for this one, the Manshu Ki-98. A fast attack fighter with a dual tail boom and pusher prop design, it was being worked on near the end of the war as a response to American aircraft. The final design including a supercharger was finished in 1944, but bombing and a Soviet attack on the plant stalled production in 1945 and the plane never got completed. The prototype and partly built designs were destroyed to prevent them from capture. The pilot could bail out from the top, but the designers recommended using a hatch at the bottom to avoid the prop in back and the tail boom. All three cannons stuck out of the nose of the plane because of its very short body, making it look particularly mean to me. Crew: 1 person Powerplant: one Mitsubishi Ha-211 Ru 18-cylinder radial air-cooled engine with a turbocharger, developing 2200 hp at takeoff, 1960 hp at an altitude of 2000 m, 1750 hp at an altitude of 8500 m, driving four-bladed metal screw diameter of 3.6 m Dimensions: wingspan: 11.24 m length: 11.39 m length: 8.26 m height: 4.29 m wing area: 23,99 m² Weight: empty: 3500 kg with a full load: 4500 kg Flight characteristics: maximum speed: 731 kph at an altitude of 10,000 meters duration flight: 2 hours and 15 minutes distance: 1249 km service ceiling 10,000 m Armament: one 30-mm gun Ho-201, two 20-mm cannon Ho-5
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 16:55:53 +0000
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