Anonymous commented at 2010-12-23 17:38:14 » #556384

I think someone's trying to compensate for something...

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Anonymous commented at 2010-12-31 12:11:03 » #564913

compensate what? your mom?

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Anonymous commented at 2011-01-03 02:15:20 » #567557

front of a tenzan?
cockpit of a Ki-61 ?
what's the wing and bottom?

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Anonymous commented at 2011-01-06 11:18:56 » #571898

as far as i know, neither japanese nor other participants of ww2 had a plane with such proportions.

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Anonymous commented at 2011-01-06 14:25:36 » #572068

With an engine compartment that long one could have used a contra-rotating prop.

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Anonymous commented at 2011-05-11 20:00:28 » #730000

Holy crap that's a strange lookin' plane. Methinks it's more based off of the Teacher's plane in The Sky Crawlers...

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Anonymous commented at 2011-07-05 18:48:22 » #798807

You don't need a super long engine compartment to have a contraprop, later model Spitfires had contraprops and the only difference with them was a slightly longer spinner. That machinery is in front of the engine, not behind it (unless it's a pusher design). The most logical explanation for a front end that big is for a lot of fuel stored in the fuselage, allowing for thinner wings (although that could be disastrous if a bullet hits the tanks, and it's a big target). Takeoffs and landings would also be pretty scary without a periscope or tricycle landing gear because you wouldn't see shit when it was flared. Actually tricycle gear is another possible explanation.

Back part kind of reminds me of a Mitsubishi J2M.

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xen84 commented at 2012-02-05 20:24:08 » #995558

@anon5

From the looks of it, I think one did.

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Anonymous commented at 2012-12-09 10:34:49 » #1220576

>front of a tenzan?
>cockpit of a Ki-61 ?

And a huge liquid-cooled engine.

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