Picture of the Day - Miscellaneous

[Shinpachi]

Kayaba Co (KYB) - legend of Japanese hydraulic equipments. Its glory and setback.

Kayaba's oleo-pneumatic shock absorber for the zero fighter.

Source: //twitter.com/yosizo/status/1052933627435048962

Data faked for quake equipment in hundreds of buildings.
KYB President Yasusuke Nakajima, center, and other executives apologize at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2018.

Source: Data faked for quake equipment in hundreds of buildings：The Asahi Shimbun

 

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[Shinpachi]

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI).
Like Mitsubishi, IHI has been a major Japanese ship builder and jet engine developer since 1889.

Ne-20 for Kikka.

Source: 日本経済新聞

Kikka

Source: 噴式戦闘爆撃機 『橘花』

XF9-1 prototype engine for the JASDF's next generation fighter.

Source: 将来の戦闘機用を目指したジェットエンジンのプロトタイプ(XF9-1)を納入｜航空・宇宙・防衛｜2018年度｜ニュース｜株式会社IHI

X2 experimental plane being developed since 2009 under the assumption that the F-22 would not be available.

Source: 【防衛最前線（１０１）】「心神」に自衛官ピリピリ、稲田朋美防衛相ニッコリ 機密の塊、「先進技術実証機」Ｘ２

 

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[Shinpachi]

Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryu.

Source: Index of /ArmyJB&W2


Mitsubishi Ha-42 engine for Hiryu in Kakamigahara aero-space museum.
This looks the one which was displayed in a museum of Arizona as a Nakajima's Homare a few years ago though I may be wrong.

Source: ハ４２（ハ２１４） - つくぶすま６８の備忘ログ

 

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[Shinpachi]

Thanks Wojtek and special ed.
The Mitsubishi Ha-42 engine in my last post, however, does not look Mitsubishi products as it bears Nakajima's atmosphere.
I frankly wonder what happened in the postwar.

 

[Shinpachi]

Toyota Motors then and now.

Model AA in 1936. Toyota's first commercial car.

Source: 6YB【トヨタの歴史を一気に学べる施設の魅力】"車だけではない豊田の歴史"！◆トヨタ産業技術記念館 : ♪：ユッキーの部屋☆少しでも視聴された方が、ひと時の憩い所になればと・・・

Toyota's latest car Lexus GSF.

Source: LEXUS ‐ 仕様・価格｜GS F

 

[Shinpachi]

Honda Motors.

Honda started with the motorized bicycles as Honda Tech Lab in 1946.

Source: 【動画紹介】本田宗一郎の"夢の始まり"

It's now engaged in the aero-space industry too.
One of the quickly grown up companies like Sony.

Source: ホンダジェット、GEホンダが小型ターボファンエンジン「HF120」を出荷 | レスポンス（Response.jp）

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots shinpachi!

 

[Shinpachi]

Aichi Aircraft was originally a clock maker processing plywood which was by chance good for making wooden propellers to be an aircraft maker later.
Aichi is now a gauge maker.

Legendary Aichi float planes.

E16A "Zuiun" (Allied code name: Paul)

Source: 瑞雲 実物大模型 : 備忘録（全体的にブルース）

1/1 scale model by local enthusiasts.

Source: 「最上のやつにも見せてやりたかったな」日向師匠大満足の富士急ハイランド瑞雲祭り開催！

Aichi E13A reconnaissance seaplane (Allied code name: Jake).
Captured E13A at Seletar airfield.

Source: Japan's Aichi E13A reconnaissance

Salvaged E13A of IJN 762-ku.

Source: 大神戸共榮圈: 萬世特攻平和祈念館 ①

 

[special ed]

How was the reproduction/model built? What materials were used? That project is a great idea for museums.

 

[Shinpachi]

How was the reproduction/model built? What materials were used? That project is a great idea for museums.

It was built by glass fiber's FRP and steel frames like this pic.

Source: ショー・イベント｜立体看板、立体造形、立体装飾、各種キャラクター制作ならm.e.works

 

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[special ed]

A very good idea. That is a skill that boat builders know and because of Japan being an island country many more models of other aircraft could be made using fiberglass.

 

[Shinpachi]

Yes. If it was built by Carbon FRP and aluminium alloy, I think it could be airworthy.

 

[Shinpachi]

Tachikawa Aircraft is now a property lease company as Tachihi Enterprise in Tachikawa City. I thought this company had nothing to do with aircraft anymore but a rumor says Tachihi is promoting a restoration project of Tachikawa Ki-9 Tainer at the moment.
If true, I hope it would consider other old models like Ki-54 too in the future.

Tachikawa_Ki-54

Source: 立飛企業 - Wikipedia

A Ki-54 raised from the lake Towada in 2012.
One of two engines seems to have been restored.

Source: 青森県立三沢航空科学館 子連れお出かけ情報 零戦 練習機を見てきました | 育児情報シェアブログ ASOBO KIDS

 

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[at6]

I hope that it can be restored as it is a very pretty plane.

 

[Shinpachi]

Tachihi (old Tachikawa Aircraft) does not necessarily seem to be interested in the aircraft business as a manufacturer but supporting young aircraft designers as a sponcor.

The Ki-9 restoration project.
4 Ki-9 replicas (as AKT95) which are equipped with Rotec R3600 Aussie-made engines are to fly in the next autumn .

Source: 九五式一型練習機 - Wikipedia

Source: https://www.facebook.com/akt95project/

Source:

Project partner Mr Satoru Shinohe educates students in Tachihi.
He designedf a flyable anime-aircraft "Möwen" as M-02J.

Source: @aircraftolympos - Aircraft OLYMPOS - 高校生向けの航空機概論。OLYMPOS式の講義は、実機に囲まれて行われます。贅沢でしょう！皆貪欲に知識を吸収して行きます...

M02J

Source: 天晴れ！自作小型飛行物体「メーヴェ」テストフライト成功！ - Donquiyoの愛飢王国・菜似ぬ根野城/空飛どん兵衛