Ki-100... a japanese spitfire?

[Simaril]

I've read that pilots called it the "Gutless" because it was so terribly underpowered.

Can't really blame the designers though -- they were promised twice as much thrust as was eventually delivered.

Guess that's the risk on the cutting edge. I suppose jet powerplant engineers have much refined their ability to estimate thrust from design parameters, cause I dont recall hearing of this happening with other airframes. Or, did Vought engineers gamble that knowingly optomistic predictions from GE would pan out? I wonder

[debuman]

Originally posted by hammer
The Ki-100 was so effective because it was made of jello.

Bakamono da! Idiot!  Get your facts correct!  Being a Japanese plane, the KI-100 was obviously made of tofu, not Jello!  Yes, the consistency and taste might be similair, but that is where all similarities stop!  Also, in the summer, Jello would have melted, whereas all tofu needs to maintain its consistency is moisture.  Where did the Japanese fight?  Right..... the Pacific.  And isn't it very humid in the pacific area?  Of course it is.  That explains why they were made of tofu and not jello.