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The Ki-54 is now held by Tachihi Holdings (former Tachikawa Aircraft Co) in Tokyo. I hope it will be restored in the future.
Caption says "This will be displayed at Tachihi from November 2022"
Source: おかえりなさい！日本で唯一残る「立川 一式双発高等練習機（キ54）」が製造元の立飛で一般公開される（11/25〜28）ってことで一足先に見てきた | いいね！立川
Nice shots shinpachi!
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Talking of Tachihi Holdings, this company is attempting re-built of 3 Ki-9 trainers since 2017.
The first flight was planned in 2019. Project delays but seems going on.
Source: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=赤とんぼ通信 from:sshinohe&src=typd&lang=ja
The first flight was planned in 2019. Project delays but seems going on.
Source: https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=赤とんぼ通信 from:sshinohe&src=typd&lang=ja
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Building new parts for a Ki-61 to restore.
Fuel cooler(left circled) and radiator/oil cooler housing(right)
Fuel cooler
Source: 「飛燕」復元プロジェクト｜株式会社コーヨーラド〜ラジエーター等熱交換器の製造・販売・修理
Fuel cooler(left circled) and radiator/oil cooler housing(right)
Fuel cooler
Source: 「飛燕」復元プロジェクト｜株式会社コーヨーラド〜ラジエーター等熱交換器の製造・販売・修理
A fuel cooler...was that a common item on WW2 aircraft? I have never heard of one before in that context.
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About the fuel cooler.
IJN
As a matter of course, as the ceiling got higher, vapor-locking problem arose. At the beginning of the appearance of such a Zero fighter, because Japan's research on the outfitting was delayed, they prepared the fuel of low boiling point as an immediate countermeasure while two other methods for solution were studied - providing a fuel cooler or providing a fuel booster pump. As a result, the latter became popular as the most positive and reliable method.
Source: The Whole Picture of Aviation Technology (1953) by Jun Okamura
IJA
For the Ki-43-II Kai, a fuel cooler was equipped on the underside of the fuselage in order to prevent vapor-locking which was caused due to a rise of lubricating oil temperature. It is said that this cooler was diverted from the Type 93 heavy bomber.
Source: Japanese Fighters (1961) by Minoru Akimoto
The Ki-61 would have been on this IJA policy IMO.
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Machining shop, so-called Rabaul Arsenal, in Rabaul.
Source: Photo Weekly (Dec. 1944)
This is a zero rebuilt from several junk by Rabaul Arsenal.
Source: 大東亜戦争 : 国立科学博物館の零戦
Source: Photo Weekly (Dec. 1944)
This is a zero rebuilt from several junk by Rabaul Arsenal.
Source: 大東亜戦争 : 国立科学博物館の零戦
at6
1st Sergeant
I dare today's kiidds to read the writing on the post card.
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A Japanese collector challenges restoration of his $100K Ki-61 purchased at a net auction.
Source: https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/124828?display=1
Source: https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/124828?display=1
Didn't Kawasaki restore a Ki-61 for their own company museum? Maybe they could help this guy out!
Snautzer01
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Bottling sake with smiles in Burma circa 1942.
Source: 日本酒（昭和17年）▷戦地の楽しみ（ビルマのラングーン、現・ミャンマーのヤンゴン） | ジャパンアーカイブズ - Japan Archives
Source: 日本酒（昭和17年）▷戦地の楽しみ（ビルマのラングーン、現・ミャンマーのヤンゴン） | ジャパンアーカイブズ - Japan Archives
manta22
Banned
I tried to like Sake but I never acquired a taste for it.
