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 163
surface form: 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
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
surface form: J8M1 Shusui
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 Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
surface form: J8M1 Shusui
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 Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
surface form: MXY8 Akigusa
wingConfiguration swept mid-wing monoplane

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

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Messerschmitt Me 163 inspired Mitsubishi J8M
Mitsubishi J8M japaneseDesignation Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: J8M1 Shusui
Mitsubishi J8M navyProjectName Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: J8M1 Shusui
Mitsubishi J8M trainingVersion Mitsubishi J8M self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MXY8 Akigusa
Syusen NATOreportingNameFor Mitsubishi J8M
Syusen basedOn Mitsubishi J8M
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine usedIn Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Toku Ro.2 (KR10)
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine usedIn Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Toku Ro.2 (KR10)
this entity surface form: Mitsubishi J8M1 Shusui
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine usedIn Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Toku Ro.2 (KR10)
this entity surface form: Mitsubishi J8M2 Shusui-Kai
Toku Ro.2 (KR10) rocket engine program Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Toku Ro.2 (KR10)
this entity surface form: Mitsubishi J8M Shusui program
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa glider trainer intendedSuccessorAircraft Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa
Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa glider trainer relatedTo Mitsubishi J8M
subject surface form: Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa
this entity surface form: Mitsubishi J8M Shusui