Japanese Canopy

[X-Fuzz]

Did the Japanese paint the canopy frame or leave them bare?

 

[herman1rg]

Good question, I have no idea personally

 

[AOE4]

what do you think? the red painted graphic is still on there as is the main fuselage color. Thats only a guess. Was this a Betty?

 

[vandee]

Bare canopy frames? Great camoflage and anti corrosion! Stop and think about it!

 

[Snautzer01]

Balalea

 

[GrauGeist]

That's an Army KI-49.

 

[Wurger]

That's an Army KI-49.

Are you sure , Pal?

 

[AOE4]

Oh.....its Helen

 

[Wurger]

 

[GrauGeist]

Are you sure , Pal?

Maybe...

 

[mjfur]

Yes

 

[Shinpachi]

Japanese canopy lost during flight

キャノピーが脱落したＦ２戦闘機＝統合幕僚監部提供 : 「キャノピー」落下のＦ２戦闘機、飛行高度は７０００ｍ…１５分後に緊急着陸：写真

【読売新聞】　防衛省は１０日、福岡県朝倉市上空を飛行していた航空自衛隊のＦ２戦闘機から、操縦席を覆う透明の部品「キャノピー（風防）」が脱落したと発表した。重さは約９０キロあり、自衛隊が地上で捜索している。同省関係者によると、トラブル

www.yomiuri.co.jp

 

[Wurger]

Japanese canopy lost during flight

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キャノピーが脱落したＦ２戦闘機＝統合幕僚監部提供 : 「キャノピー」落下のＦ２戦闘機、飛行高度は７０００ｍ…１５分後に緊急着陸：写真

【読売新聞】　防衛省は１０日、福岡県朝倉市上空を飛行していた航空自衛隊のＦ２戦闘機から、操縦席を覆う透明の部品「キャノピー（風防）」が脱落したと発表した。重さは約９０キロあり、自衛隊が地上で捜索している。同省関係者によると、トラブル

www.yomiuri.co.jp

Painted or unpainted, that is the question ...

 

[GrauGeist]

Painted or unpainted, that is the question ...

From this view, the canopy appears unpainted...

 

[Antarctica]

Japanese most certainly did paint canopies until very late in the war when speed of assembly & onto the flight line was imperative. But then Japanese camouflage paint was rather poor quality & quickly wore off in service. Their interior anti-corrosion paint, usually appearing metallic blue in colour (transparent) was quite good.

 

[GrauGeist]

The conditions in the South Pacific was hard on any aircraft, Japanese or Allied.

Aluminum does not like exposure to the elements and is very difficult to get paint to stick to it without a complex primering process.

Add to that, propwash sandblasting leading edges and fuselage with coral sand, will make any paint finish degrade in a matter of weeks.