Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous (2 Viewers)

[MiTasol]

Interesting. It appears to have better crew wind protection than most other open cockpit aircraft of the period and that hoop between the cockpit may be roll over protection. If so again an advance that few if any others had made.

 

[SaparotRob]

Mitsubishi Ki-1 type 93 heavy bomber in flight courtesy of the net.
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It does look heavy.

 

[special ed]

Could this be the Ki-2? The Ki-1 had trouser style undercarriage and more open nose gun position.

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi Ki-2-II from WIKI.

 

[special ed]

Looking through my downloads, I find there is Ki-1, Ki-1-I, Ki-1-II.
I began to assemble views and pics and data to build a flying model. That's when the discovery of many variations of Ki-1 models. Shinpachi was kind enough to guide me to these details.

 

[special ed]

 

[special ed]

Ki-1-I

 

[special ed]

Ki-1-II

Confusing, isn't it?
To use SaparotRob's terminology, Steampunk aint it?
Anyway, this is the version I chose and have made enlarged 3views at approx 1/12 scale. The structure engineering is on back burner. Other incomplete projects need to be completed first to provide bench space.

 

[Viking1066]

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Ki-1-II

Confusing, isn't it?
To use SaparotRob's terminology, Steampunk aint it?
Anyway, this is the version I chose and have made enlarged 3views at approx 1/12 scale. The structure engineering is on back burner. Other incomplete projects need to be completed first to provide bench space.

I love these kinds of builds. An extremely interesting Imperial Japanese aircraft. The way it looks different in the images is wild.

 

[Zippythehog]

It's definitely got a "Shape of Things to Come" vibe. The tailplane bracing and pitot mast are full of golden age of aviation engineering.

 

[Shinpachi]

Could this be the Ki-2? The Ki-1 had trouser style undercarriage and more open nose gun position.

It is the Ki-1 -I without trouser but bigger tires than Ki-1-II which wore trouser

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Mitsubishi Ki-2-II from WIKI.
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Interesting fine corrugation finish.

 

[Shinpachi]

An era when designers searched for the best combination between airframe size and engine power

Ki-20

民家で見つかった大きなプロペラ→日本製「幻の巨大機」だった！ ジブリ映画にも登場90年前の姿とは | 乗りものニュース

岐阜市の民家にあった大きな木製プロペラ、実はドイツの巨大旅客機をベースに戦前の日本で改修設計しライセンス製造された大型爆撃機に使われたものでした。しかも、ドイツ製の原型機は、スタジオジブリのアニメ映画にも登場しています。

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[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi G3M2 being fueled up as another leaves 1942 courtesy of the net.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

They are still huge machines for post war.

 

[Shinpachi]

Occupation of Kuala Lumpur on January 11, 1942.
5th Div. takes rest for a few days.

Source: History of Showa-era (一億人の昭和史・日本の戦史 7・太平洋戦争 1)(Oct.1978)

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi G3M type 96 formation courtesy of the net.

 

[Zippythehog]

An era when designers searched for the best combination between airframe size and engine power

Ki-20
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民家で見つかった大きなプロペラ→日本製「幻の巨大機」だった！ ジブリ映画にも登場90年前の姿とは | 乗りものニュース

岐阜市の民家にあった大きな木製プロペラ、実はドイツの巨大旅客機をベースに戦前の日本で改修設計しライセンス製造された大型爆撃機に使われたものでした。しかも、ドイツ製の原型機は、スタジオジブリのアニメ映画にも登場しています。

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This looks like a mythical beast, lumbering out of the mist.
Mitsubishi heavy industries.

 

[Viking1066]

Mitsubishi F1M2s 'RI-15' and 'RI-20' Kiyokawa Maru 1942 courtesy of the net.

 

[MiTasol]

An era when designers searched for the best combination between airframe size and engine power

Ki-20
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民家で見つかった大きなプロペラ→日本製「幻の巨大機」だった！ ジブリ映画にも登場90年前の姿とは | 乗りものニュース

岐阜市の民家にあった大きな木製プロペラ、実はドイツの巨大旅客機をベースに戦前の日本で改修設計しライセンス製造された大型爆撃機に使われたものでした。しかも、ドイツ製の原型機は、スタジオジブリのアニメ映画にも登場しています。

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According to Wakipedia one remained at the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum at the end of ww2 but was broken up for scrap later in the 40's.

Mitsubishi Ki-20 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

According to the Waki page on the museum nothing, or nothing major, remains.

Tokorozawa Aviation Museum - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The museums own site 所沢航空発祥記念館 | 日本で初めて飛行場ができた場所。所沢航空発祥記念館。 provides no help.