Post by Robert on Aug 14, 2019 15:51:33 GMT -7
The Kyūshū J7W Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning") fighter was a World War II Japanese propeller-driven aircraft prototype with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose mounted canard, and pusher engine. Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-based interceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress raids on the Japanese home islands. For interception missions, the J7W was to be armed with four forward-firing 30 mm cannons in the nose.
This is a model of prototype number 1. This aircraft is so unique I had to have one in the collection.
This is a model of prototype number 1. This aircraft is so unique I had to have one in the collection.