Manufacturer: Kugisho (Yokosuka)

Model: unknown

Name: Kajiki

Type: Jet fighter-bomber

Date: 1945

Status: Project

Country: Japan

Service: Imperial Japanese Army

Designation: J2Y1



Synopsis:

If built, the experimental Kugisho J2Y1 Kajiki ("swordfish") naval jet fighter-bomber would simply have been the most advanced combat aircraft of Imperial Japan.


Elaboration:

The Kajiki was elaborated using the profile views of four unbuilt Japanese projects from the last months of World War II (see profiles below right):

- Kugisho R2Y2 Keiun (main undercarriage)
- Kugisho R2Y2 Keiun KAI (fuselage, wings and engines)
- Kyushu J7W2 Shinden KAI (nose, cockpit and wing-fin, now used as tail-fin)
- Rikugun Ki-93 (fin, modified)

Bad news is I accidentally saved the multi-layer version under a JPG extension and thereby lost all possibility to do more profiles on the same aircraft...


Viewers' comments:
  • Quite a lot of tail on that beast, she's certainly a somewhat interesting appearance of an aircraft, with the triple tail and such. (Sauragnmon)
  • Got a little bit of everything in there, eh? Looks good. (Robert)
  • Thanks for the Kajiki - an interesting aircraft! Maybe it looks a bit oversized, but still interesting. (redstar72)
  • With titanium lateral fins in the jet exhausts, this seems very possible, 1945 (or 2010, yes)... (Tophe2)
  • Great! I love the cockpit canopy. (CUTANGUUS)

My comments:

As one comment suggests, the Kajiki is probably also a bit overweight for the engines, and probably a little too big (hence my making it a fighter-bomber and no longer just a fighter...).