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.

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.

Imperial Japanese Navy official aircraft names

Fighters

Naval fighters¹	Jinpu (Squall) Kyofu (Gale) Reisen (Zero fighter) Reppu (Strong wind)
Land-based fighters²	Raiden (Lightning bolt) Senden (Flashing lightning) Shiden (Violet lightning) Shinden (Magnificent lightning) Tenrai (Thunder)
Nightfighters³	Denko (Lightning) Gekko (Moonlight) Hakko (Corona) Kyokko (Aurora)
Jet/rocket fighters	Kikka (Tachibana orange blossom) Shinryu (Divine dragon) Shusui (Sharp sword)

Heavy bombers⁴

Fugaku (Mount Fuji)
Nanzan (South mountain)
Renzan (Mountain chain)
Shinzan (Deep mountain)
Taizan (Great mountain)
Tenzan (Heavenly mountain)
Tozan (Eastern mountain)

Bombers⁵

Ryusei (Shooting star)
Suisei (Comet)
Myojo (Venus)
Myojo Kai (Venus improved)
Ginga (Galaxy)
Tenga (Milky Way)

Patrol⁶

Tokai (Eastern sea)
Taiyo (Ocean)
Nankai (Southern sea)

Reconnaissance⁷

Shiun (Purple/Violet cloud)
Saiun (Iridescent cloud)
Zuiun (Auspicious cloud)
Seiun (Dawn cloud)
Keiun (Cirrus cloud)

Trainers⁸

Kouyou (Red leaf)
Shiragiku (White chrysanthemum)

Transports⁹

Seiku (Sunny sky)
Soukuu (Blue sky)

Miscellaneous¹⁰

Akigusa (Autumn grass)
Shuka (Autumn fire)
Wakakusa (Young grass)

Special-purpose aircraft¹¹

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.