"Some observations about the Ki-78 " Topic
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| Tango01 | 18 Dec 2014 11:34 a.m. PST |
"As a follow-on to discussion of the Friendship Scale Models Ki-78 kit some further observations about that interesting aircraft. The experimental (Ken-3) high speed research plane (ŽŽì [Œ¤ŽO] ‚‘¬Œ¤‹†‹@- shisaku [ken san] kousoku kensan kyuu ki) was the outcome of an initially civil research initiative into high altitude and high speed distance flight subsequently taken over by the Army as the Ki-78. The abbreviation 'Ken' was for kensan (Œ¤èr – research or study). The background and basic details of its origin, development and testing are readily accessible through Francillon* and even Wiki so won't be laboured here beyond some interesting details which are seldom explored…"
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| The Young Guard | 19 Dec 2014 12:20 a.m. PST |
Looks like an Italian 5 series job! |
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