Kawanishi Baika

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The Kawanishi Baika (梅花 - "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards the end of World War II. The war ended before any were built. The design was greatly inspired by the manned version of the German V1 flying bomb, the Fieseler Fi 103R "Reichenberg".

[edit] Variants

  • Type I - Pulsejet intake located directly above cockpit, fixed landing gear
  • Type II - Similar to Type I, but with pulsejet moved further back
  • Type III - Pulsejet mounted ventrally; no landing gear. Presumably, this version was intended to be air-launched by medium bombers such as the Mitsubishi G4M or Yokosuka P1Y

[edit] Specifications (Baika, as designed)

[edit] General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 pilot
  • Length: 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
  • Height: m ( ft in)
  • Wing area: 7.6 m² (82 ft²)
  • Empty: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Loaded: 1,430 kg (3,152 lb)
  • Maximum takeoff: N/A
  • Powerplant: 1× Maru Ka-10 pulsejet, 2.9 kN (660 lbf) thrust

[edit] Performance

  • Maximum speed: 556 km/h (347 mph)
  • Range: km ( miles)
  • Service ceiling: m ( ft)
  • Rate of climb: m/min (ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 188 kg/m² (38 lb/ft²)
  • Thrust-to-weight: 0.2:1

[edit] Armament

  • 250 kg (550 lb) warhead

[edit] Related content

Related development:

Comparable aircraft: Ohka - Fieseler Fi 103

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