Japanese "Special Attack" Projects WW2

[Justo Miranda]

The third shot shows some RATO mountings. All from NARA US Navy files.

From D4Y4 "Suisei" bomber

[Searay]

Here's some more Japanese jet/rocket engine stuff. The first photo shots the Baika pulse-jet engine along with several other rocket and jet engines. The second photo was taken at the same facility and to be quite honest, I have no idea what all the bits are. maybe of interest to engine enthusiasts.

[hole in the ground]

do i spy bits for a turbo prop?

just behind the complete engine there is a prop shaft coming off something and there is a big 6 bladed prop laying on the floor

[Searay]

Here's a scale model depiction of the Ohka Type 43 along with a Photoshop illustration based on the info supplied here a few months back.

[Clioman]

To add to the discussion, the lead article in the latest issue of Air Power History magaine (Summer '09), pub'd by the [US] Air Force Historical Foundation, has an article that might be of interest:  "Racing Against Invasion: Engineering a Kamikaze 'Cruise Missile'," by Thomas Momiyama; he makes some good use of reference materials in Japanese, and he lays out some of the background on the MXY7 machines in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum's collection.

[Vladimir]

Did any one have good Ohka Type 43 three-view?

[blackkite]

Hi!
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6081.0.html

[Vladimir]

Hi!
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6081.0.html

Thanks for the link,  blackkite!

[tab28682]

 The Kikka that is at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC emerged a while back from the NASM Silver Hill storage facility and is now visible on the floor of the newish Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar at the Udvar-Hazy Center out near Dulles Airport.
 
 Not completely clear, here, as it is slightly obscured by the tip float of a Sikorsky JRS-1 (Only aircraft at NASM that was at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941) and is also slightly obscured by the Lippisch DM-1 (vertical tail and wingtips removed). Looks like one of the Kikka wing panels is lying close to the right wing leading edge of the DM-1.

Some other interesting aerospace artifacts in the picture as well.

Did not have a good camera with me, so I apologize for the Iphone photos. These were taken Sept 13, 2015.

[Justo Miranda]

 good info ....Lippisch DM-1 fuselage in photo 2

[tab28682]

good info ....Lippisch DM-1 fuselage in photo 2

Yes, indeed...as mentioned in my post with the photograph....

[Grey Havoc]

On a side note: http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610090001.html

[blackkite]

good info ....Lippisch DM-1 fuselage in photo 2

Me.too. Very good information!!

[hesham]

From Aero Journal 37.

[sgeorges4]

Do you have any official drawing regarding the baika please?