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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .