the Shiden Kai could compete against the best late-war Allied fighters, such as the F6F Hellcat, F4U Corsair, and P-51 Mustang. Kawanishi's N1K was originally...

Engineering Works' assets. While Kawanishi was best known for its seaplanes, such as the Kawanishi H6K and H8K flying boats, its N1K-J land-based fighter -derived...

Shiden (紫電) may refer to: a World War II Japanese seaplane fighter aircraft, the Kawanishi N1K-J Mooncraft Shiden 77, a 1977 Japanese race car Mooncraft...

base was defended by veteran Japanese fighter instructors flying Kawanishi N1K-J "Shiden" or "George" fighters, led by the man who planned the attack on...

Kawanishi Kōkūki KK in the early 1940s. A further development was the Kawanishi J6K. The J3K was developed in parallel to the Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden but...

The Kawanishi H8K is a flying boat used by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting...

Air Facility Atsugi in early 1945. There, Muto flew a powerful Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden, a type codenamed "George" by the Americans. At that time, he and...

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The Kawanishi H6K was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat produced by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company and used during World War II for maritime patrol...

The Kawanishi Baika (梅花, "Ume Blossom") was a pulsejet-powered kamikaze ("divine wind") aircraft under development for the Imperial Japanese Navy towards...

Grosz, 1998 Bruce, J.M. (1995). "de Bruyère C.1 of 1917". Windsock International. 11 (5). Albatros Publications. Davilla, James J.; Soltan, Arthur M....

Experimental Navy jet-powered fighter Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" 1942 Navy ground-based derivative of the N1K Kawanishi P1Y2-S 極光 1944 Navy night-fighter...

The Kawanishi H3K, also known as Navy Type 90-2 Flying Boat (九〇式二号飛行艇), was a Japanese biplane military flying boat from the interwar period. The H3K...

The Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu ("Squall") was an interceptor fighter design developed by the Japanese company Kawanishi Kōkūki KK in the early 1940s. It was...

requested the Kawanishi Aircraft Company produce a replacement for the company's Kawanishi E5K. The resulting design, designated the Kawanishi E7K1, was an...

Uncommon) Jungle Spotter (Early War 1939–41; Spotter; Uncommon) Kawanishi N1K-J "Shiden-Kai" (Reserves and Counter Offensive; Aircraft; Rare) Mitsubishi...

The Kawanishi E15K Shiun (紫雲, "Violet Cloud") was a single-engined Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II. The Allied reporting name for the...

as well as forward-firing 20 mm cannon. A total of 96 were produced by Kawanishi, but due to inadequate high-altitude performance against the B-29 Superfortress...

models of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter and prototypes of the Kawanishi N1K Shiden Kai. The Type 3 was trialled for flexible defensive fixtures as well...

used for reconnaissance. The E5Y was also built by Kawanishi as the E5K (long designation: Kawanishi Navy Type 90-3 Reconnaissance Seaplane) The Yokosuka...

was also equipped with automatic combat flaps, used earlier on the Kawanishi N1K-J, significantly improving maneuverability.[citation needed] In June...

The Kawanishi E11K was a Japanese flying boat of the 1930s. It was designed as a night reconnaissance aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Navy, but was...

Shizo Kikuhara and founder Ryuzo Kawanishi were keen to pursue projects of a greater scope. During the early 1950s, Kawanishi had formed a committee headed...

The Kawanishi K-10 Transport was a 1920s Japanese passenger and mail transport. Two were built, one briefly serving a route between cities in Japan, Korea...

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The Kawanishi K6K was a prototype Japanese training aircraft built by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company in the late 1930s. The K6K was a 2-seat twin-float...

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The Kawanishi E13K, company designation AM-19, was a Japanese 1930s three-seat reconnaissance floatplane. In 1937 the Imperial Japanese Navy requested...

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The sole Kawanishi K-2 was the first specialized Japanese racing aircraft. The advanced, single-seat low-wing monoplane's first flight was in the late...