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Ishikawajima Ne-20
The Ishikawajima Ne-20 (Template:Lang-ja) was Japan's first turbojet engine. It was developed during World War II in parallel with the nation's first military jet, the Nakajima J9Y Kikka.
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Design and development
The decision to manufacture this engine came about because of the unsuitability of two earlier powerplants selected for the Kikka, the Tsu-11 and the Ne-12. The Ne-20 was made possible by Imperial Japanese Navy engineer Eichi Iwaya obtaining photographs and a single cut-away drawing of the German BMW 003 engine.
Only a small number of these engines, perhaps five, were produced before the end of the war. Two of them were used to power the Kikka on its only flight on August 7 1945. It had also been hoped to use the engine to power a version of the Ohka kamikaze weapon, but this was not implemented before the end of the war.
Engines on display
Three Ne-20s have been preserved to the present day, one at Ishikawajima-Harima's internal company museum in Tanashi, and two at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
Specifications (Ne-20)
See also
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