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Last update:
06/15/2008
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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi |
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Scale 1:33 |
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Author: Rafal
Ciesielski |
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File Size: 38.0Mb |
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Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi
Imperial Japanese Special Attack
(kamikaze) plane
Kit includes b/w version
to be printed on silver paper.
Full construction report can be seen on
Kartonbau.de
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Price $10.00 |
Model # 011 |
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.45
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
8.55 m |
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Span |
8.6 m |
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Engine |
Nakajima Ha-35, 1,130hp |
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Max Speed |
550 km/h |
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Armament |
1 x 250kg or 500kg or 800kg
bomb |
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Crew |
1 |
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In January 1945, the Japanese Army ordered the
Nakajima firm to develop a special attack (kamikaze) aircraft armed with a
single bomb. A maximum speed of 515 km/h (320 mph) was also required, but most important, the aircraft had
to be simple to build.
Flight-testing of the Ki-115 'Tsurugi' (loosely translated as Sword or
Sabre) began less than three months after the initial proposal in March
1945. An offensive load of one 250, 500, or 800 Kilogram bomb was carried
in a recess under the forward fuselage. Designed by Nakajima engineer Aori
Kunihiro, the major impetus in building this aircraft was the perceived
lack of available obsolete aircraft to use in kamikaze attacks should the
Allies invade the home islands.
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