Kawasaki Ki-162 Bill

[TomZ]

Kawasaki Ki-162 Bill



Early in 1945 it became clear that the jet aircraft then in development in Japan would not provide sufficient performance in time to fight the new US jets that they knew were being developed.
In order to provide a quick solution, the Japanese went the same way as the Soviets did with the design of the Yak-15 fighter. They took a piston engine fighter and bolted a jet engine under the nose.



At first the Ishikawajima Ne-20 was proposed to power this new fighter but it quickly became clear that the more powerful Ishikawajima Ne-30 would be needed to provide enough power. As an airframe the Kawasaki Ki-61 Tony was chosen. This combination received the designation Ki-162 and first flew in October 1945. The allies give this fighter the code name Bill.



Before the end of the was in 1946, only 23 examples of the Ki-162 were flown, caused by a shortage of working engines. Just before the capitulation, all surviving Bills were destroyed by factory workers and no example of the Ki-162 survived.



Model: 1/72 Hasegawa Ki-61 and engine from PM Yak-15

TomZ

[SPINNERS]

Sweet! I like it's stance on the runway too.

[Vulcan7]

Looks just right & top story           

[Rick Lowe]

 

So... no-one actually got any Bill Kills... 
Yeah, sorry/not sorry.

[Dizzyfugu]

Neat! 

[kitbasher]

Ooh, very pretty 👍

[Hotte]

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[Wardukw]

I love the lines ..it's smooth   

[NARSES2]

That works really well Tom 

[killnoizer]

Sweet little fighter !!

[comrade harps]

Neat. l it

[su27rules]

  

[killnoizer]

... my new project , need a small fighter to fly with my japanese bomber .

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[rickshaw]

Nice.  Really needs like the Yak-15 a metal tail wheel.   

[PR19_Kit]

IIRC it did have one, for obvious reasons.