Jokosuka MXY6

Brief history:

Japanese naval air force from the beginning of the year 1943 seriously addressed in the proposal of captain Masaoki Tsuruna, who proposed the assault fighter duck concept, later known as the Kjushu J7W1 Shinden. In Japan, with still no plane duck the concept of the build and behavior of such aircraft was the great unknown. The technical staff of the naval air force was divided between supporters and opponents of this fighter aircraft. Eventually, a solution was found – in jokosuckém naval arsenal was commissioned the construction of three small gliders duck concept.

Gliders were allocated the designation MXY6, it was a very simple aircraft should have the approximate dimensions of the Shindenu, the designers even at the end of the airplane created a spinner, although it was a glider, different was also the design of the glider, that was in the glider wood. Kites gliders were re-built by Chigasaki Seizo K. To. The final mounting and assembly of the glider conducted a naval arsenal. This was the aircraft that was supposed to bring knowledge about the behavior of the aircraft in flight in all kinds of situations, therefore, was a glider equipped with hinges of the wings and horizontal surfaces, which allow for different settings of these areas. To the adjustment elements of the techs should get the help of the covers and the glass-enclosed nose of the plane is enabled to view on this device, in a glazed bow was still signalling light used for the communication with the towing aircraft. For the campaign used the trainer Yokosuka K5Y1 Willow. The behavior of the aircraft depending on the different surface of the device, it was possible to test using a variable load. Load simulate the mass of the propulsion unit. The chassis was tall, solid, bow-type with relatively small wheels in the front undercarriage legs was a tow hook. One of the gliders was rebuilt on a motorized glider, to the rear was mounted a weak four-cylinder engine Ha-90 power of 22 horses. The engine was probably installed to make it possible to extend the flight time, take-off your performance not be sufficient.

At the end of 1943 they flew the planes at the air base Oppama, their use of acquired designers the necessary experience, which they used during the construction of the overflow tank Shinden. Duck glider so he fulfilled the task for which it was built.

Used springs:
Tadeusz Januszewski and Kryzysztof Zalewski, Japońskie samoloty marynarski 1912-1945, tiel 2, Lampart, 2000, ISBN 83-86776-00-05
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