Kikka- Japan's Me262

[Fabio]

Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
Ciao
Fabio

[Charles Manoras]

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> Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
> Ciao
> Fabio

A copy from german plans?

Dit it ever fly?

[Mitchell Holman]

"Charles Manoras" > wrote in
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>> Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
>> Ciao
>> Fabio
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> A copy from german plans?


Yep.

And here is another.

[Waldo Pepper]

"Inspired by" not copy. Almost made two flights

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_J9Y

Waldo.

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:10:32 -0500, "Charles Manoras"
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>"Fabio" > wrote in message
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>> Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
>> Ciao
>> Fabio
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>A copy from german plans?
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>Dit it ever fly?
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[Bob Harrington]

Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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> "Charles Manoras" > wrote in
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>> "Fabio" > wrote in message
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>>> Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
>>> Ciao
>>> Fabio
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>> A copy from german plans?
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> Yep.

I've always wondered why the Japanese builders felt the need to make the
changes they made to the design - pride, perhaps? Or did they use some
readily available parts from another aircraft, such as the vertical
stabilizer?

Bob ^,,^

[Bob Harrington]

Waldo Pepper > wrote in
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> "Inspired by" not copy. Almost made two flights
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_J9Y
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> Waldo.

That'll larn me to not finish the thread before wading in...

Bob ^,,^

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> On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:10:32 -0500, "Charles Manoras"
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>>"Fabio" > wrote in message
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>>> Kikka- Japan's Me262, 1945
>>> Ciao
>>> Fabio
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>>A copy from german plans?
>>
>>Dit it ever fly?
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