Mitsubishi Ki-202
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| Mitsubishi Ki-202 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Description | |||
| Role | Interceptor | ||
| Crew | one, pilot | ||
| Dimensions as designed | |||
| Length | 7.10 m | 23 ft 3 in | |
| Wingspan | 9.75 m | 32 ft | |
| Height | 2.70 m | 8 ft 10 in | |
| Wing area | 18.4 m² | 198 ft² | |
| Weights as designed | |||
| Empty | |||
| Loaded | 5,100 kg | 11,220 lb | |
| Powerplant | |||
| Engine | 1x Toko Ro.3 rocket | ||
| Thrust | 19.6 kN | 4,400 lbf | |
| Performance anticipated | |||
| Maximum speed | 900 km/h | 560 mph | |
| Endurance | |||
| Service ceiling | |||
| Rate of Climb | |||
| Armament | |||
| Guns | 2x 30 mm Ho-105 cannons | ||
The Mitsubishi Ki-202 Shūsui-Kai (Japanese: 三菱 Ki-202 秋水改, translated as "Sharp Sword, improved") was a development of the Mitsubishi J8M rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, based in turn on the German Messerschmitt Me 163. None were produced before Japan's surrender that ended World War II.
A fundamental shortcoming of the Me 163 and all other aircraft based on it was extremely limited endurance, typically only a few minutes. The Imperial Japanese Navy proposed to improve the endurance of the J8M1 by producing a version with only one cannon, thereby saving weight and space for more fuel (J8M2). The Army, on the other hand, opted to keep both cannons but enlarge the airframe to accommodate larger tanks.
This aircraft, the Ki-202 was to have been the definitive Army version of the fighter. To further save fuel, the aircraft was to have been launched by catapult.
[edit] Proposed Projects version
[edit] Japanese Navy development
Mitsubishi J8M2"Shusui" Model 21(?) long endurance rocket interceptor project for the Navy.
- Length : 6.05 m
- Wing Span: 9.50 m
- Height : 2.70 m
- Wing Area : 17.73 m²
- Engine : 1 x Mitsubishi KR10 (Tokuro-2) Rocket 1,500 kgf (14.7 kN)
- Crew : 1
- Armnament : 30mm Type 5 Machine Gun X 1
Mitsubishi J8M3 "Shusui" Model 22 long endurance rocket interceptor (Army designation Ki-202 "Shusui-kai") project for the Army and Navy.
- Length : 7.10 m
- Wing Span: 9.75 m
- Height : 2.70 m
- Wing Area : 18.40 m²
- All-Up Weight : 5,100 kg
- Engine : 1 x Mitsubishi Tokuro-3 Rocket 2,000 kgf (19.6 kN)
- Max Speed : 900 km/h
- Duration of Flight : 3.5 min
- Crew : 1
- Armnament : 30 mm Type 5 Machine Gun X 1
[edit] Japanese Army development
Rikugun Kokukosho/Mitsubishi Ki-202 "Shusui-kai" rocket intercepter (Army equivalent to the J8M2/3 "Shusui" of the Navy)
- Length : 7.10m
- Wing Span: 9.75m
- Height : 2.70m
- Wing Area : 18.40 Square Meter
- All-Up Weight : 5,100Kg
- Engine : Mitsubishi Tokuro-3 Rocket (2,000Kg) X 1
- Max Speed : 900Km/h
- Duration of Flight : 3.5Minutes
- Crew : 1
- Armnament : 30mm Ho155-II Machine Gun X 2
English-language sources invariably translate this aircraft's name as "sword stroke" or "swinging sword", which is not correct. The tradition of this translation apparently stems from work done by Robert C. Mikesh in the 1950s and repeated by many others over the decades. Even more literally, 秋水 means "autumn water", but is a widely-recognised poetic metaphor for a well-sharpened sword, possibly because the brightness of the sword blade and the wavy pattern in the metal recall that of a clear body of water.
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