R2Y Keiun: [Satisfactory, But the Engine Caught on Fire]
At the outset of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the Japanese Navy's Air Service assumed a leading role in the strategic bombardment of China with their modern force of…
Kōgiken-IST Ne-130: Driven to Destruction After the War
On July 26th, 1944, the Japanese Navy submarine I-29 'Matsu' was sunk by the USS Sawfish near the Philippines while en route to Kure. Onboard 'Matsu' were potentially instrumental materials…
Tanegashima’s Group: Birth of the Japanese Jet Engine
By the 1930s, the practical speed limit of piston-engined aircraft was being approached for the first time. Before a propeller-driven airplane can approach the speed of sound, there is a…
Ki-201 ‘Karyū’: The Me 262 Domestic Production Plan
At the dawn of 1944, the German jet fighter Messerschmitt 'Me 262' was nearing the beginning of its service life. Due to issues with its power plant and interference from…