I share with you some photos of the Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (Magnificent Lightning), the only aircraft of canard configuration to be ordered in quantity production anywhere in the world during WWII. The first flight occurred on August 3, 1945, and with the war ending soon after the project reached its preempted conclusion. The photos can be found in the link:
http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/kyushu-j7w1-shinden.html
Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!
By: oz rb fan - 2nd March 2014 at 11:51
it only flew twice…there were some minor issues with it…prop balance was one…the next couple of flights were going to be done with a 4 bladed one till the problems with the 6 bladed one were worked out..but as much as 45 minutes flying can tell she showed real promise…was never flown post war.
By: trumper - 2nd March 2014 at 11:30
How did it fair in real life-looks good
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March 2, 2014 at 10:59 am