Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka
~~~~Operational at Highest Settings~~~~
*REQUIRES AIRBORNE SPAWN LOCATION*
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka was a purpose-built, rocket powered human-guided anti-shipping kamikaze attack plane employed by Japan towards the end of World War II. United States sailors gave the aircraft the nickname Baka (Japanese for "fool" or "idiot").
This flying bomb was usually carried underneath a Mitsubishi G4M2e "Betty" Model 24J bomber to within range of its target. On release, the pilot would first glide towards the target and when close enough he would fire the Ohka?' s three solid-fuel rockets and fly the missile towards the ship that he intended to destroy.
I've been holding on to this build for a while now. I originally intended to build a Betty and mount this Ohka underneath it as payload but I unfortunately made the Ohka too big! To build a properly scaled Betty I would have to build a MASSIVE plane, and my iPad couldn't handle it.
So instead I've decided to release the Ohka as a standalone plane. As such, it has no landing gear and requires an airborne spawn location. It is also not the best handling craft I've built (in fact it's probably my worst) but it was a suicide craft after all, and only needed enough maneuverability to keep the nose pointed at its target.
For this Devine Wind harbinger, I suggest you start at the North Island Final Approach and try to locate and destroy the U.S.S Jundroo. Pretend that you've already jettisoned from a Betty and you are fulfilling your honorable duty for the Emperor!!!
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 2 airplane(s)
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 21.1ft (6.4m)
- Length 26.2ft (8.0m)
- Height 4.9ft (1.5m)
- Empty Weight 6,341lbs (2,876kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,544lbs (3,422kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.446
- Wing Loading 51.5lbs/ft2 (251.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 146.4ft2 (13.6m2)
- Drag Points 1475
Parts
- Number of Parts 101
- Control Surfaces 4
- Performance Cost 203
You should actually try to make one that can actually be launched from a Mitsubishi G4M2e "Betty". It would be awesome! Also quite the achievement.