Of all the aircraft which feature 'Lightning' in their names, this is probably the least well-known. The Kyushu J7W Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) was a fairly late war experiment which as far as I know never saw action. The model in the photos is another F-toys pre-painted kit.
 |
| Possibly one of the weirdest looking aircraft of the war! |
 |
| Rear view, showing the six-bladed 'pusher' propellor. |
12 comments:
Nasty looking thing. I doubt it would have caused the Mustang pilots much bother however!
I was pretty sure this was a Crimson Skies plane for a second....
always thought this was an interesting plane.
Paul
Oh, I don't know - a design speed of 469mph and 4 30mm cannon could spoil someone's day!
Arquinsiel
I had to Google 'Crimson Skies' - I see what you mean.
Don
A true 'Whacky Racer' of the air.
Nice
I want one
Geordie
Irresistable isn't it?
That looks great...very futuristic...painted up in another scheme it could well be used for a staempunk plane
Cheers
paul
Paul
I suppose it could - lets face it - nobody is going to believe it whatever the colour scheme!
Britain did weird too - this fine plane was a rival design to the Spitfire http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland-Hill_Pterodactyl and also http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2006/06/stuff_eng_hrubisko_tailless.htm way ahead of its time as the jets in the second link allude to.
Chris Kemp
I look forward to your model Pterodactyl - I know you won't be able to resist!
Post a Comment