Nakajima Kikka

1945

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Nakajima Kikka

Encouraged by enthusiastic reports of the German Messerschmitt Me 262 from the Japanese air attache in Berlin, the Japanese naval staff instructed Nakajima to develop a single-seat attack bomber based on the Me 262, capable of a speed of 690km/h and able to carry a small bombload. Design started in September 1944 under the direction of Kazuo Ohno and Kenichi Matsumur, and the resulting aircraft resembled the German design although somewhat smaller owing to the very low power available from the early Japanese jet engines. Initially the first prototype Nakajima Kikka (orange blossom) was fitted with a pair of 200kg thrust Tsu-11 ducted-flow engines, but these were quickly replaced by 340kg thrust Ne-12 turbojets. These also proved inadequate and for the first flight two 475kg thrust Ne-20 axial-flow turbojets were fitted; however, it was still necessary to employ an auxiliary rocket for assisted take-off. The Kikka was first flown on 7 August 1945 at Kisarazu Naval Air Base by Lieutenant Commander Sasumu Tanaoka; the second flight ended in damage when Tanaoka abandoned the take-off owing to the ATO rockets being incorrectly mounted. A second prototype was then nearing completion and manufacture of 18 further aircraft had started when, on 15 August, the entire programme was abandoned. Production, which included versions for training, reconnaissance and air combat, had also been planned.

Nakajima Kikka

Specification 
 MODEL"Kikka"
 CREW1
 ENGINE2 x He-20 turbojets, 475kg
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight3500-4080 kg7716 - 8995 lb
  Empty weight2300 kg5071 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan10 m33 ft 10 in
  Length8.13 m27 ft 8 in
  Height2.95 m10 ft 8 in
  Wing area13.2 m2142.08 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed700 km/h435 mph
  Ceiling12000 m39350 ft
  Range940 km584 miles
 ARMAMENT1 x 800-kg bomb

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Cardinal Sin, 21.02.2008 02:53

It would have beaten the hell ot of gloster meteor, but Shooting star would have been a bit too hard job...

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calum morris, e-mail, 16.02.2008 22:56

Not well!
it was like a 262 gone wrong,
and if a ordinary hurricane can down a 262 then what would happen if a plane better fought one 10 times worse
no question really

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Jack Brown, e-mail, 05.10.2007 21:25

How would this aircraft have performed in combat against, let's say--the P-80 Shooting Star or the Gloster Meteor?

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