Japanese V/STOL Testbeds and Projects

[blackkite]

Hi! NAL VTOL TEST BED. First flight in December 15th 1970.

http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis/2415/makino.html

http://mori71silver.dousetsu.com/02Kakami03.htm

	Span：	7.0 m
	Length：	10.0 m
	Height：	3.0 m
	Engine：	IHI JR100F×２
		Thrust　1,370 kg
		Vertical Type Turbo Jet
		Compresssor　６stage axial
		Turbine　１stage axial
	Total weight：	2,000 kg
	Thrust/weight ratio：	0.8 kg/kg
	Endurance：	10minutes
		steel plpe structure
		Maker：Fuji Heavy Industries
		Engine：IHI

 

[blackkite]

Another Japanese VTOL project.
http://www.apg.jaxa.jp/research/mujinkimirai/vt_flyingcar.html

http://www.apg.jaxa.jp/research/mujinkimirai/vt_cluster.html

http://www.apg.jaxa.jp/research/mujinkimirai/vtol.html

http://www.apg.jaxa.jp/research/mujinkimirai/vt_turbine.html

http://www.apg.jaxa.jp/research/mujinkimirai/vt_previous.html

http://www.ard.jaxa.jp/information/info/2011/111020.html

 

[blackkite]

JAXA report.
Overall Ground Experiments on Flying Test Bed for VTOL Aircrafts at National Aerospace Laboratory

http://airex.tksc.jaxa.jp/pl/dr/NALTR0276000/en

Ground Operation Tests of Flying Test Bed for VTOL Aircraft at National Aerospace Laboratory

http://airex.tksc.jaxa.jp/pl/dr/NALTR0319000/en

 

[Jemiba]

Due to Stéphanes post about the Kayaba Heliplane I looked through some files and found again
two Japanese VTOL testbeds. The first was designed by the Japan's National Aerospace Laboratory
and built by Fuji Heavy Industries. It was powered by two vertically mounted Ishikawajima-Harima
JR100F lift engines. The data should lead to a VTOL aircraft buiild on the basis of the Fuji T-1. Anybody
who has more information about this, or even a drawing ?
The other testbed was built by the Japanese Defence Agency's Institute of Technology. It was a two seater,
powered by a horizontally mounted Ishikawajima-Harima J3 engine, producing lift by bleed air ducted to
nozzles on either side of the fuselage.
(Both photos from Aviation Week March 1971)

 

[walter]

Hi Jemiba
Very little to add on the NAL testrig. Width (span) 22.865ft (22.966ft?), length 32.808ft, height 9.842ft.
First free flight June 1970. It was capable of vertical t/o and landing and limited manoeuvring. It was later donated to the Kakamigahara Air Museum in Nagoya.

 

[Jemiba]

Thanks Walter !
The shape of the NAL thing seems to be clear, I think, quite similar to the RR "Flying bedstead",
a cradle with the two lift engines and for outriggers for the control nozzles.

But I still have difficulties to regognise the shape of the other testbed by just this front view.
the outriggers seem to be swept back, somewhat similar to the Fiat testrig for the G.95
(http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,851.msg14851.html#msg14851 ), but I
may be totally wrong.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,13112.msg141350.html#msg141350


Posts split and merged with this thread

 

[blackkite]

Many many thanks my dear Jens!

 

[hesham]

What about this one;

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19650419/16/2

 

[Grey Havoc]

From back in August: Public-Private Conference for Future Air Mobility to be Established (Joint METI/MLIT press release)

 

[FighterJock]

What about this one;

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19650419/16/2

Anyone know what happened to this project? Too ambitious?

 

[hesham]

What about this one;

http://archive.aviationweek.com/image/spread/19650419/16/2

Anyone know what happened to this project? Too ambitious?

Good question;and maybe here is the answer from 1973

http://archive.aviationweek.com/search?exactphrase=true&QueryTerm=japanese+V%2FSTOL&start=0&rows=20&DocType=Article&Sort=&SortOrder=&startdate=1950-02-26&enddate=1980-02-20&LastViewIssueKey=&LastViewPage=

 

[datafuser]

This is IHI's ad in the 1970 Japan Aerospace Yearbook.