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Kyushu J7W1 "Shinden"
Kyushu J7W1 "Shinden"

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Kyushu J7W1 "Shinden"
Description: Canard WWII Japanese fighter. Also prototyped with a turbine. Should make a good challenge to get to work well off a catapult. Obtained as a free download from a Czech site.
Keywords: Catapult, cataprop, glider
Date: 11.30.2010 12:54
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File size: 632.5 KB
Added by: Pit

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Pit
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Join Date: 08.10.2008
Comments: 11
Foreplane Incidence
Initial flight tests have shown that the incidence is way too much. I suggest reducing the foreplane angle to about 50% of what is shown and re-balance to get the glide back.
04.23.2011 07:26 Offline Pit
gonzalo
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Join Date: 01.03.2012
Comments: 2
Interesting to see one flying
With this kind of design and lines must have been very impressive to see one of these airplanes passing overhead.
01.08.2012 15:33 Offline gonzalo
Michael C
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Join Date: 08.29.2016
Comments: 1
Kyushu Shinden
I am making another one for my grandson, but with a stronger fuselage. The combination of nose weight and a long unsupported nose create a weak point. I also tried decreasing the incidence on the foreplane and increasing its size by around 15%, which seems to work.
05.17.2020 03:23 Offline Michael C
ninowalter
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Join Date: 09.15.2020
Comments: 119
interesting design
I see this design interesting, it must fly very well, I'm going to do it because it uses little material ...
09.25.2020 12:57 Offline ninowalter
Pit
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Join Date: 08.10.2008
Comments: 11
Suggested Modification
I was planning to mention enlarging the canard as mentioned by Michael, as I had one heck of a time getting mine to fly consistently. I added a strip of 1/8th to the leading and trailing edges and cracked in about 4mm dihedral to each side. Results were good.
06.06.2021 12:11 Offline Pit



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