Yokosuka Tenga
Japanese experimental jet bomber
The Yokosuka Tenga (天河, "Milky Way") was a proposal to provide the Imperial Japanese Navy with a jet-powered bomber towards the end of World War II. The concept was to replace the piston engines of the P1Y1 with turbojets.[1]
The powerplant selected was the 8.34 kN (1,870 lbf) thrust Ishikawajima Ne-30, then under development. However, before a single example could be built, both the Ne-30 project and the Tenga were cancelled due to technical difficulties with the turbojet design.
See also
Related development
- Yokosuka P1Y
Comparable aircraft
- Arado Ar 234
References
Citations
- ^ "Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
Bibliography
- Miranda, Justo and P. Mercado. Unknown! No. 3. Madrid, Spain: Self-published.
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- Fugaku (Mount Fuji)
- Nanzan (South mountain)
- Renzan (Mountain chain)
- Shinzan (Deep mountain)
- Taizan (Great mountain)
- Tenzan (Heavenly mountain)
- Tozan (Eastern mountain)
- Ryusei (Shooting star)
- Suisei (Comet)
- Myojo (Venus)
- Myojo Kai (Venus improved)
- Ginga (Galaxy)
- Tenga (Milky Way)
- Tokai (Eastern sea)
- Taiyo (Ocean)
- Nankai (Southern sea)
- Shiun (Purple/Violet cloud)
- Saiun (Iridescent cloud)
- Zuiun (Auspicious cloud)
- Seiun (Dawn cloud)
- Keiun (Cirrus cloud)
- Kouyou (Red leaf)
- Shiragiku (White chrysanthemum)
- Seiku (Sunny sky)
- Soukuu (Blue sky)
- Akigusa (Autumn grass)
- Shuka (Autumn fire)
- Wakakusa (Young grass)
- Seiran (Fine weather storm)
- Ohka (Sakura cherry blossom)
- Toka (Wisteria flower)
With some exceptions for rockets, jets and repurposed aircraft, names chosen were for: 1. Winds, 2. Lightning, 3. Nighttime lights, 4. Mountains, 5. Stars/constellations, 6. Seas, 7. Clouds, 8. Plants, 9. Skies, 10. Landscapes, and 11. Flowers. Published translations disagree, and many are simplified, especially for plants, where the Japanese referred to a specific variety and the common translations only to the broader type.
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