Mitsubishi J8M

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The Mitsubishi J8M was a Japanese World War II rocket-powered interceptor aircraft, developed as a counterpart to Germany’s Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental aircraft ⓘ
rocket-powered interceptor aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial primarily wood and metal mixed construction ⓘ
armyDesignation Ki-200 ⓘ
basedOn Messerschmitt Me 163B ⓘ
category World War II Japanese fighter aircraft ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ
rocket-powered aircraft ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Japan ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
derivativeVariant Ki-200 ⓘ
designedAsCounterpartTo Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
designedBy Mitsubishi design team under Imperial Japanese Navy direction ⓘ
designFeature tailless configuration similar to Me 163 ⓘ
developedFor Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
developmentOutcome did not reach operational service ⓘ
developmentStartYear 1943 ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1945-07-07 ⓘ
fuelType hypergolic liquid propellants ⓘ
inspiredBy Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet ⓘ
intendedArmament 20 mm cannon ⓘ
30 mm cannon ⓘ
intendedClimbPerformance very high rate of climb to bomber altitude ⓘ
intendedTopSpeed around 900 km/h class ⓘ
japaneseDesignation J8M1 Shusui ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
landingGear retractable skid ⓘ
manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ
meaningOfName Shusui means "Autumn Water" or "Sharp Sword" in Japanese ⓘ
museumExhibit a surviving airframe is preserved at the Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, California ⓘ
natoReportingName Syusen ⓘ
navyProjectName J8M1 Shusui ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
notableAccident first powered flight ended in crash on 1945-07-07 ⓘ
numberBuilt a few prototypes ⓘ
operatorPlanned Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
powerplantModel Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine ⓘ
primaryMission high-speed point-defense interception of bombers ⓘ
programEndReason Japan’s defeat in World War II and industrial disruption ⓘ
programType license-development of German design ⓘ
propulsion liquid-fuel rocket engine ⓘ
relatedProject Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa glider trainer ⓘ
role interceptor ⓘ
status prototype only ⓘ
trainingVersion MXY8 Akigusa ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
wingConfiguration swept mid-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Messerschmitt Me 163 → inspired → Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
Mitsubishi J8M → japaneseDesignation → J8M1 Shusui ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Mitsubishi J8M → navyProjectName → J8M1 Shusui ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Mitsubishi J8M → trainingVersion → MXY8 Akigusa ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Syusen → NATOreportingNameFor → Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
Syusen → basedOn → Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) → usedIn → Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
subject linked to: Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) → usedIn → Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui ⓘ
subject linked to: Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) → usedIn → Mitsubishi J8M2 Shusui-Kai ⓘ
subject linked to: Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) → program → Mitsubishi J8M Shusui program ⓘ
subject linked to: Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa → intendedSuccessorAircraft → Mitsubishi J8M ⓘ
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa → relatedTo → Mitsubishi J8M Shusui ⓘ
linked to: Mitsubishi J8M