Kyushu J7W Shinden
The Kyūshū J7W Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning") is a World War II Japanese propeller-driven prototype fighter plane with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose-mounted canard, and a pusher engine.
| J7W Shinden | |
|---|---|
| Prototype of the completed J7W1 in 1945. | |
| Role | Interceptor |
| Manufacturer | Kyūshū Hikōki K.K. |
| Designer | IJNAS Capt. Masaoki Tsuruno |
| First flight | 3 August 1945 |
| Status | Abandoned as prototype |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-based interceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress raids on the Japanese home islands. For interception missions, the J7W was to be armed with four forward-firing 30 mm type 5 cannons in the nose.
The Shinden was expected to be a highly maneuverable interceptor, but only two prototypes were finished before the end of the war. A jet engine–powered version was considered, but never even reached the drawing board.
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