1945 Rikugun Ki-93 Experimental Fighter
Designed by the Japanese Army Aerotechnical Research Institute (aka Rikugun Kokugijutsu Kenkyujo, abbreviation as Giken)
First fight was April 8, 1945. Unfortunately, the first landing was short touched down in soft soil, ground-looping the aircraft and tearing off the left landing gear and engine mount. Repairs were completed in four weeks but, the night before the scheduled second test flight, a B-29 bombing raid on Tachikawa destroyed the hangar housing the aircraft.
two 2400 hp Mitsubishi Ha-214
Photo by Hideya Ando
