Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)

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Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)

Allied Code Name: "Baka"

Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka (Cherry Blossom)

(Scanned from René J. Francillion "Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War" - Putnam - 1979)

UNITS ALLOCATED

721st Kokutai (at least).

MXY7 Ohka Color View

(Scanned from "Batalhas Aéreas da Segunda Guerra Mundial" - Abril Cultural S.A. - 1975)

TECHNICAL DATA

Description: Single-seat suicide aircraft (Model 11, 21, 22, 23, 43A, 43B and 53). Single-seat training glider (Ohka K-1), or two-seat powered-glider (Ohka Model 43 K-1 KAI). Mixed configuration.

Accomodation: Pilot in enclosed cockpit.

Powerplant:

Three Type 4 Mark 1 Model 20 solid-propellant rockets with a total thrust of 800 kg (Ohka Model 11 and 21).
One 200 kg thrust Tsu-11 turbojet (Ohka Model 22).
One 475 kg thrust Ne-20 axial-flow turbojet (Ohka Model 33, 43A, 43B and 53).
One 260 kg thrust Type 4 Mark 1 Model 20 solid-propellant rocket (Ohka Model 43 K-1 KAI).

Armament: Warhead in the nose:

Ohka 11	1,200 kg
Ohka 22	600 kg
Ohka 33	800/900 kg
Ohka 43	800 kg

	Model 11	Model 22	Model 43B
Dimensions:
Span	5.12 m	4.12 m	9.00 m
Length	6.07 m	6.88 m	8.16 m
Height	1.16 m	1.15 m	1.15 m
Wing area	6.0 m²	4.0 m²	13.0 m²
Weights:
Empty	440 kg	545 kg	1,150 kg
Loaded	2,140 kg	1,450 kg	2,270 kg
Wing loading	356.7 kg/m²	362.5 kg/m²	174.6 kg/m²
Performance:
Maximum speed	350 kt at 3,500 m	240 kt at 4,000 m	300 kt at 4,000 m
Terminal dive velocity	500 kt	-	-
Range	20 naut miles	70 naut miles	150 naut miles

Production: A total of 852 Ohkas were built by the following major contractors with the co-operation of a series of sub-contractors:

Dai-Ichi Kaigun Koku Gijitsusho, Yokosuka:

155 Ohka Model 11
50 Ohka Model 22
45 Ohka Model K-1
2 Ohka Model 43 K-1 KAI

Dai-Ichi Kaigun Kokusho, Kasumigaura:

600 Ohka Model 11

Ohka Model 22 Three-view drawing

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