Kyushu J7W "Shinden"
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The Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (??, "Magnificent Lightning") fighter was a World War II Japanese propeller-driven aircraft prototype with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose mounted canard, and pusher engine.
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General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 55.7ft (17.0m)
- Length 43.8ft (13.4m)
- Height 20.7ft (6.3m)
- Empty Weight 20,291lbs (9,204kg)
- Loaded Weight 21,596lbs (9,796kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.463
- Wing Loading 55.5lbs/ft2 (271.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 388.8ft2 (36.1m2)
- Drag Points 13032
Parts
- Number of Parts 203
- Control Surfaces 10
- Performance Cost 806
@Ethological @Rapidfire747w
I think it's designed this way so as to confuse enemies. Reversed layout nevertheless give great advantages over pitch agity.
@kaaraabiner
Eh. Maybe.
Great job . Nice plane .
Np@Ethological
@Rapidfire747w Thanks, that really explained all of that.
Actually the reason why it was rear mounted is because it was an bomber killer so to speak and ina dogfight any Japanese fighter that took a hit once or twice would often burst into flames anyway since the fuel and engine is in the rear the pilots would be able to bail out without burning to death in the process plus it had agility as good as any basic fighter but was much faster than many other prop aircraft and had a lot more firepower because it had 4X30mm cannons @kaaraabiner
@Ethological push props were unethical in dogfights
@kaaraabiner I dont get what u mean
@Ethological that's why push props were absent at the front lines of air war in ww2
I reckon its a pretty big design fail. If an enemy is coming behind you and shoots at you correctly, boom dead engine, but if you are in, say, a spitfire, it has to get through all that fuselage and that meat bag called a "pilot"
(Amazing build btw, im talking about the japanese design board, i know you didnt design it (; )
Nice color patern.
Sleek boi
Great Shinden
Nice!! Smooth lines!!
@laosunjieshuo that's what in the blueprint, babyy
So many holes