Nakajima Kikka kit manufacturer: Pegasus , origin country: Japan , foreign user: Japan , build era: 4 (2000s) , topics: Early-Jet-Erafighter-bomberfighterWW2 , Scale: 1/72 , TextEN: In 1944 Nakajima got the order to develop a jet-propelled fast fighter bomber, which could be build by rather untrained personnel. It should be possible to produce it in caves or tunnels. In the beginning only engines of the types Tsu-11/Ne-10/Ne-12 were available, all not sufficient and no real jet engines. zur Verfügung, allesamt keine echten Strahltriebwerke. Later the Ne-20, based on the German BMW-003 became available as a (nnearly) sufficieent engine. The maiden flight was on August 7..., BaseVehicle: Aircraft
Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu base type: Me262 , kit manufacturer: RS Models , material: Resin , origin country: Japan , foreign user: Japan , built: 26.2.2012 , topics: Early-Jet-Erafighter-bomberfighterWW2 , Scale: 1/72 , TextEN: The Karyu was an internal development of Nakajima in early 1945. While the not very powerful Kikka was not very similar to the German Me262 , the Karyu had much more in common with the Me 262. The development was so advanced, that it got the official army air force designation Ki-201. Anyhow the army lost it's interest after the decision to use the Ki-200/Ki-202 (Versions of the J8M Shusui..., BaseVehicle: Aircraft
Gloster Meteor F.Mk.1 EE227 Trent (Turboprop) kit manufacturer: MPM , origin country: GB , foreign user: GB , identification: EE227, built: 14.9.2013 , topics: Early-Jet-Eraexperimental planefighterfighter-bomberWW2afterwar , Scale: 1/72 , TextEN: One-off engine test bed, converted from former operation F.1 serial number EE227, for the Rolls-Royce Trent turboprop engine making it the world's first turboprop-powered aircraft.http://120 The undercarriage was lengthened to give ground clearance for the initial 7 ft 7 inch Rotoal airscrews. First flying in September 1945, it was not shown publicly until June 1946. It was found that separate controls for thrust and constant speed units required a lot o..., BaseVehicle: Aircraft
