Name That Plane II

[Terminus]

Taking the risk of running two quizzes at once, name THIS:

[rtrapasso]

Mitsubishi J8M/Ki-200 Shusui -- rocket powered interceptor.
Japanese copy of German Me163 rocket powered interceptor fighter specially designed for use against B-29. The prototype flew on 7July45. The War ended before production.

[rtrapasso]

While researching the above, found this tidbit:

"Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb.
A Ki-67 Kai (Peggy) twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, with crew reduced to four men, a 6,400 pound thermite bomb was installed with a blast radius of 1 km. Two are known to have been built, one sorted 17Apr45 for the USN fleet and disappeared, likely shot down by a Hellcat. "

(emphasis is mine).

[Terminus]

Sounds like a predecessor to the FAE's/Thermobaric bombs of our day...

[rtrapasso]

Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb.

I guess if i dropped a 6400 pound bomb with a 1 km blast radius from a Peggy, i would also be in a hurry to go...

[Feinder]

What's a thermite bomb?

[rtrapasso]

Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...)

[Feinder]

Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

-F-

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: Feinder

Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

-F-

Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though...

Also used in welding.

[Terminus]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: Feinder

Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

-F-

Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though...

Also used in welding.

Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8.

[rtrapasso]

Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8.

Mucho gracias![:D]

[Svar]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...)

It has been quite a few years but the last time I worked with Thermite it was a mixture of iron oxide in an aluminum sponge. Once it is ignited the aluminum takes the oxygen from the iron leaving liquid iron to do all the damage.

[jubail1999]

Wow, that's an easy one! It's some sort of Japanese plane, you can tell by the small wheels underneath.