Very successful third flight after some modifications i. Even with the original 2100hp, 18cylinder radial engine, the shinden had very impressive performance, with the sweptback wings and canard design. Kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning technical information. Designated j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning, this fighter was the ideal answer to deal with the heavily armed b29 superfortress. Kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning technical. Hasegawa has released a new variant of the kyushu j7w, this time rendering the turbinepowered j7w2 fighter. The unorthodox kyushu j7w shinden magnificent lightning was a wonderweapon of the empire of japan in the closing months of world war 2. The kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning was a product of the first naval technical arsenal after a proof of concept aircraft, the mxy6 glider, was built to test the flight characteristics of the unusual aircrafts canard configuration. But please keep in mind that if this plan is not vector, if you enlarge it too much the quality will be degraded. Developed by the and for imperial japanese navy to be a shortrange, landbased interceptor. This kit retains all of the sprue trees from the j7w1 release, so you can still render the propellerpowered j7w1 out of this box if you wish.
While several 172 versions of the kyushu shinden have been kitted over the years, this is the only 148 scale injectionmolded model of the plane to reach the mass market. The kyushu j7w1 shinden, magnificent lightning fighter was a world war ii japanese propellerdriven aircraft prototype with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nosemounted canard, and pusher engine developed by the imperial japanese navy ijn as a shortrange, landbased interceptor, the j7w was a response to boeing b29 superfortress raids on the japanese home islands. Specifications this information will be updated gun armament. It has been downloaded 56 times by fellow modelers from around the world. Its propeller was in the rear in a pusher configuration. Hasegawa 148 j7w1 shinden buildlog and reveal youtube. Three repaints for tim conrads j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning, more what ifs for 1946 period, had the war ground on. Kyushu j7w1 shinden, japanese fighter aircraft prototype of wwii. Controls are as normal and 1 to jettison the drop tank. Kyushu j7w1 shinden, kyushu j7w2 shindenkai, kyushu j7w3.
Kyushu j7w2 shinden kai from marsh models lsp discussion. The forward fuselage held a pair of small canard wings acting as the airframes stabilizers. Blueprints ww2 airplanes kyushu kyushu j7w1 shinden. To order a scaled plan please copy the plan url or the following id id. The kyushu shinden is an unusual aircraft developed by japan in the closing days of ww2 to counter the highflying b29 superfortresses that were bombing japan at the time. Flight testing of the shinden revealed some engineering issues that needed to be sorted out including inadequate cooling when running the engine on the ground, excessive torque from that huge enginepropeller. The kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning fighter was a world war ii japanese. Plans were also drawn up for a jetpowered version j7w2 shinden kai, but this never left the drawing board. This engine was still under development when the basic airframe had been completed so a conventional piston engine, the 2, horsepower mitsubishi ha43 12 mk9d. We can scale the kyushu j7w1 shinden or any other pdf plan for you.
It is composed of 48 injected parts in light grey color plastic and 3 clear, with no significant ejector marks. Background the shinden was designed by captain masaoki tsuruno of the japanese navy technical staff. In the planning stage was the j7w2 version to be powered by a 900kg thrust ne turbojet. Kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning a19600333000. Here are some more images of zoukeimuras 2 scale kyushu j7w1 shinden in hypothetical markings. It had a maximum speed of 469 mph and armed with 4 x 30mm cannons. The kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning fighter was a world war ii japanese propellerdriven aircraft prototype that was built in a canard design. Plans were also drawn up for a jetpowered version j7w2 shinden kai, but this never left the. Cg moved 12 mm forward, ailerons system frise differentiation 23.
The engine was fitted to the extreme aft of the fuselage housing as a pusher arrangement and powered a four. Hasegawa kyushu j7w1 18shi interceptor fighter shinden. The kyushu j7w1 shinden or magnificent lightning was a fighter concieved by captain masaoki tsuruno with the idea that the plane can be retrofitted with a turbojet engine. Building the rc leopard 2a4 116 scale a couple of years ago, i discover.
Third flight of josefs kyushu j7w1 shinden, model scale 1. The original hasegawa kit was subsequently rereleased by minicraft. Kyushu j7w1 shinden scale rubber model japanese wwii pusher, canard fighter freercplans free rc plans free control line plans free free flight plans. The kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning was japans wwii canard fighter.
Kyushu j7w 2 this wil be my last upload for about a week and a half cause im heading down to chicago. Later a powered version of the mxy6 was flown, followed by the development of the j7w1 fighter prototype. It utilized a canard configuration and was intended as a highspeed, highagility interceptor developed specifically to counter the b29 superfortress scourge devastating japanese infrastructure and. Hasegawa 00450 172 kyushu j7w1 18shi interceptor fghtr.
Shown images are of much lower quality, due to resizing. The original texture was used as template, textures for 244th fighter group, metropolitan defense wing, and a captured shinden at the alied tactical air intelligence unit south east asia, saigon, 1946. Kyushu shinden j7w1 jpaanese wwii fighter aircraft of. Kyushu j7w1 shinden hasegawa,148th 148 scale airplanes. Kyushu advance j7w1 shinden aviation aircraft scribd. If you have any good 3 plan view with details, i would love to have a copy of it. Kyushu j7w1 18shi shinden, hasegawa 00450 2003 scalemates. I only have a low resolution 3 plan view with few cross sections. The shinden, a singleengine plane of tailless canard design, looked like no.
The wings were attached to the tail section and stabilizers were on the front. Japans j7w1 shinden was the only world war ii aircraft of canard configuration that any. The kyuushuu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning fighter was a world war ii japanese propellerdriven aircraft prototype with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose mounted canard, and pusher engine. The shinden was developed for the imperial japanese navy as a specific response to. The kit is the kyushu j7w1 18shi interceptor fighter shinden from hasegawa no. It had an unusual design, with wings attached to the tail section and stabilizers on the front. Kyushu j7w shinden magnificent lightning singleseat. Plans were also drawn up for a jetpowered version j7w2 shindenkai, but this never left the. We are open, but orders may be delayed unexpectedly. J7w1 shinden indiana hobby rc model plans, templates. The kyushu j7w1 shinden, magnificent lightning fighter was a world war ii japanese. The kyushu company developed the j7w1 shinden with the original intent to power it with a japanese adaptation of the jumo 004 turbojet engine, the 900kp ne axial turbojet. Zoukeimura 2 kyushu j7w1 shinden large scale planes. See more ideas about ww2 aircraft, military aircraft and imperial japanese navy.
Kyushu was chosen because both its design team and production facilities were relatively unburdened. Hasegawa 148 kyushu j7w2s interceptor fighter shindenkai. Kyushu j7w1 shindenj7w2 shindenkai secret projects forum. Kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning national air and. The kyushu j7w1 shinden magnificent lightning was a world war ii japanese propellerdriven fighter. Several large scale research gliders proved that the canard concept was feasible, so production was ordered on the j7w1. Two prototype aircraft were built before the end of the war, but only one was flown for two short flights. Compiled and edited by johannes wehrmann 2014 source of details wikipedia and internet. So, i found a kit to convert a heng long 2a6 to the. It has been downloaded 482 times by fellow modelers from around the world. Virtual aircraft museum japan kyushu the first flight of the unique kyushu j7w shinden magnificent lightning, a canardconfiguration singleseat fighter, was made on 3 august 1945, but the end of world war ii later that month brought an end to development and production plans. The shinden was to be powered with a jet engine and would be use as an interceptor against b. Kyushu j7w1 shinden walkaround the fuselage was relatively conventional, featuring a long nose assembly and the cockpit fitted at center mass.
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