The WW2 Super Fighter With Monster Firepower
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- Опубликовано: 16 фев 2023
- By 1943, the Pacific Theater was in full swing, with the Allies forcefully attempting to take over the prized islands occupied by the relentless Japanese Empire.
Using the obtained experience during the war and learning from their mistakes, the Japanese Air Force officials sought to build one last aircraft that could help them turn the tide of the war in their favor.
Enter the Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate.
Widely considered the finest Japanese fighter to operate in large numbers during the long conflict, this single-engine aircraft would leave a strong mark with the 11th Sentai air group by coming face-to-face with the North American Mustangs and having enough firepower to take down the iconic Boeing B29 Superfortresses.
The fast and versatile model quickly gained a reputation as a combat aircraft to be reckoned with, taking the United States Army Air Forces entirely by surprise…
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Hayate was good but too little too late. And Japan had already lost it's resources and manufacturing ability, and most experienced pilots. They had already lost the war.
It's so tiresome with this channel, always seeing the same few scraps of video time and time again . . .
According to the USAAF report F-IM-1119C-ND dated Nov 1946, a captured Ki-84 flown in the USA tested on US grade AN-F-26 octane fuel was recorded to have a maximum true airspeed of 427 mph at 20,000 ft under 1850 hp at 3000 rpm drawing 49.6" at War Emergency Power (WEP) setting with water/methanol injection.
The Ki-84 captured at Clark Field was flight tested in American markings by the Technical Air Intelligence Unit which had relocated to the Phillipines from Eagle Farm airfield in Brisbane, Australia, in early 1945.
There are two major aviation treasures located in southern Kyushu: One is the last Ki-84 Hayate at the Chiran Kamikaze memorial museum as pointed out in this video. Across Kagoshima bay at the Kanoya air base museum you can see the world's last remaining Kawanishi H8K Emily flying boat. I've had the pleasure of visiting both museums but they are well off the beaten tourist path. The Shinkansen does run to Kagoshima city but getting from there to either Chiran or Kanoya requires some effort and planning.
Pretty much the same situation as the Germans and their wonder weapons. Too little, too late, lack of decent training for replacement pilots, and the general inability of good equipment to overcome poor leadership and bunders early on in the war.
Not a lot of stock footage on this one huh
It may have been too late to help change Japan's fate, but if you were an Allied airman who fell victim to it, you probably had different feelings on the matter.
I'm always amazed at the bravery of these pilots (Allied & Japanese). This video highlights the anti-aircraft screens thrown up by a typical naval taskforce (remembering that we can only see the tracer rounds) and yet the pilots enter the fray in an attempt to hit their mark. Respect.
This plane helped Indonesian maintain their Freedom from the Dutch Colonization in 1946..
Thank you for doing the history of the KI-84!
A few points. The ki-84 was frequently mis-identified as a Ki-43 as the two bore a remarkable similarly from a distance. It armsxwere 2x 12.7 mm ( .50 cal) mgs and 2x 20mm cannon. The Ki-43 had ( initial production) 2x 7.7mm Mgs. (mid production) 1x 7.7 and 1x 12.7mm mgs and (late production) 2x 12.7mm mgs.
It's too bad that there isn't a survivor Hayate that is airworthy! I think it would be awesome to see it at air shows, along with the other forgotten and lost to history aircraft!
Nakajima, which developed the Hayate Ki-84, is now Subaru.
My Father was in the 6th Army at the Battle of Leyete. I never heard of this aircraft so, again, I just learned another piece of WW2 history.
This aircraft and the N1K were absolute beasts, even up against a P-51.
Love your presentations of historical Aviation! ♥ 🙂
Japan's limited manufacturing capacity prevented the Hayate from altering the outcome of the war. There was no way that they could produce enough fighters or spare parts to keep pace with the Americans.
Top speed was a lot higher than 389 mph. Greg at Greg's cars and planes has a good explanation. Although, he made mistakes in the maneuverability side. Top speed was in par to the P-51, but of course the Hayate outclassed the P-51 in everything else, such as climb rate, acceleration, turning performance, etc.
Great Fighter. Not enough planes.