92274 Nakajima Ki-201 "Karyu"

3 obtiskové varianty:

1. Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu - 244th Sentai, Hamatsu airbase, Japan, December 1945 /alternate marking/

2. Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu - 244th Sentai, Chofu airbase, Japan, October 1945 /alternate marking/

3. Nakajima Ki-201 Karyu - captured and tested by TAIC-SWPA, spring 1946 /alternate marking/

On the other hand, the design team led by Iwao Shibuya based the Karyū much more closely on the German aircraft, which proved to be quite formidable. The Ki-201 project was ordered by the Imperial Japanese Army between October and December 1944, with the army setting performance requirements for a maximum speed of 800~1000 km/h, a practical ceiling of 12,000 meters, and a range of 800~1000 km. The design was advanced by Nakajima during 1945, and the basic drawings were completed in June. Nakajima expected the first Karyū to be completed by December 1945, and the first 18 units by March 1946. Most sources agree that work on the first prototype did not begin until after the Japanese surrender.