Warplanes of Japan: Kyushu J7W1 Shinden

Kyushu J7W1 Shinden (IJAAF Photo) Kyushu J7W1 Shinden. The Kyūshū J7W Shinden(震電,”Magnificent Lightning”) is a Second World War Japanesepropeller-driven prototype fighter plane with wings at the rear of thefuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine. Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-basedinterceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress … Read more