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Manufacturer: Yokosuka Model: unknown Name: Nashika Type: Jet attack Date: Status: Experimental Country: Japan Service: Imperial Japanese Navy Designation: J10Y1 |
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Synopsis:
The Yokosuka J10Y1 Nashika ("Pear Blossom") was one of the very last design effort by a Japanese manufacturer before the war was brought to an abrupt end by the American nuclear bombings. It used a basic Kikka airframe with modified rudder position, enlarged fin and engines moved to the rear on each side of the tail. Elaboration: Some people have a fetish for blondes, a fetish for feet, a fetish for leather... In the aviation fan world, it is exactly the same: some have a fetish for twin-boomers, others for pusher canards, and others for T-tails (heaven help the poor guy who has a fetish for all three!). Well, the Nakajima J10N1 "Nashika" is a T-tail pusher (though not twin-boom!) adaptation of the real-life Nakajima Kikka twin-jet fighter of the late World War II.. This image was created by modifying existing art from a scale model's box. Original art can be seen below right and was found online here: [link] Viewers' comments:
My comments: Absolutely! Thanks a lot Jean for pointing that out. After posting this image I realized I failed miserably when I labeled it the "Nakajima J10N" instead of "Yokosuka J10Y"! I will try and rework it eventually... As for the "Twin-Nashika", I'm not so sure... :D |
Pleasant design... And I am very happy to see the original art, so sad when comparing... Congratulations artist! And you are right: "thanks to war", the Japanese industry did not have to pay the De Rougé patent on T-tail... this was an opportunity. 
You could make a Twin-Nashika rather easily, no? to add a twin-fuselage part of the family... (Tophe)![[link]](http://www.deviantart.com/users/outgoing?http://www.ne.jp/asahi/airplane/museum/nakajima/KIKKA/50kikka.jpg){kind=link}