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The Yokosuka Tenga (天河, " Milky Way") was a proposal to provide the Imperial Japanese Navy with a jet-powered bomber towards the end of World War II. The concept was to replace the piston engines of the P1Y1 with turbojets. [1]
The powerplant selected was the 8.34 kN (1,870 lbf) thrust Ishikawajima Ne-30, then under development. However, before a single example could be built, both the Ne-30 project and the Tenga were cancelled due to technical difficulties with the turbojet design.
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- ^ "Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- Miranda, Justo and P. Mercado. Unknown! No. 3. Madrid, Spain: Self-published.
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The Yokosuka Tenga (天河, " Milky Way") was a proposal to provide the Imperial Japanese Navy with a jet-powered bomber towards the end of World War II. The concept was to replace the piston engines of the P1Y1 with turbojets. [1]
The powerplant selected was the 8.34 kN (1,870 lbf) thrust Ishikawajima Ne-30, then under development. However, before a single example could be built, both the Ne-30 project and the Tenga were cancelled due to technical difficulties with the turbojet design.
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Comparable aircraft
- ^ "Yokosuka Tenga (Milky Way)". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- Miranda, Justo and P. Mercado. Unknown! No. 3. Madrid, Spain: Self-published.
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