First Flight: August 3, 1945
Type: Fighter
Service: Japanese navy air force
Armament: four 30mm cannons and two 132lb (60kg) bombs
One of the early Canard design planes and one of the most advance fighters in WWII. The reason for this fighter is to stop the B-29 superfortress from Bombing Japan. there were two prototypes before the end of the war, but before they tried the full model a glider design was launched which was called the MXY6. Then in Aug 1945 the first prototype with an engine flew however it was a turboprop. The Jet version 'J7W2' was never succeded in the end of the war. The survivor of the aircraft is preserved in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. 'J7W' (above) 'J7W2' (Below)
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