HISTORY
DISTINCTION
Manufactured in Nagoya, Japan and delivered in March 1945, the Museum’s J8M1 Shusui is one of only two aircraft that survive from the original seven that were built. In late 1945, two captured J8M1 aircraft were sent from Japan to the United States for evaluation; this 1945 photo shows the Museum's J8M1 after arrival in the USA. One went to the US Navy’s Glenview NAS in Illinois, the other to the US Army Air Force at Wright Field, Ohio. When their studies were complete, both aircraft went on public display. The Navy’s aircraft was eventually scrapped, but the Museum was able to procure the Army’s aircraft in 1948. This is the first aircraft acquired by the Planes of Fame Air Museum.
SPECIFICATIONS
Status: Static Display |
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Year: 1945 |
Model: J8M1 Shusui (Prototype #3) |
Registration Number: |
Serial Number: 403 (U.S. FE-300/T2-300) |
Crew: 1 |
Max T/O Weight: 8,547 lb. |
Span: 31 ft. 2 in. |
Length: 19 ft. 10 in. |
Height: 8 ft. 10 in. |
Maximum Speed: 559 mph |
Cruise Speed: 216 mph |
Rate of Climb: 5.5 minutes endurance |
Power Plant: 1 x Yokosuka KR10 (Toko Ro.2) rocket motor, 3,300 lbs. thrust |
Range: 2.5 hrs. endurance |
Service Ceiling: 39,370 ft. |
Armament: Two 30-mm Ho-105 cannon |