Another thunderbolt

[whipster22]

Ki is an abbreviation of Kiati(I know I am spelling it wrong ) which means airframe in Japanese

what i find interesting is that while you guys talk about all IJA planes having the Ki-## designation, the A6M5 also saw IJA service.

did they just not change the name because it served with both the IJA and IJN?

I think those aircraft were on loan to the IJA also like some Ki-67s were loaned to the IJN

[Imowface]

thanks for the info whipster

[Ack-Ack]

what i find interesting is that while you guys talk about all IJA planes having the Ki-## designation, the A6M5 also saw IJA service.

did they just not change the name because it served with both the IJA and IJN?

Which IJAAF squadron flew the A6M?  I think you may be confusing the Zero for the Oscar.

ack-ack

[Masherbrum]

what i find interesting is that while you guys talk about all IJA planes having the Ki-## designation, the A6M5 also saw IJA service.

did they just not change the name because it served with both the IJA and IJN?

 

[Imowface]

back on topic, I think the J2M has its place in AH just as much as the Ta-152, or P47M and all the other rides we have that really never got the chance to shine in WW2 and if it was added, I dont think anybody would be dissapointed

[Karnak]

J2M3 and Ki-44 both definitely have a place in AH, but the Ki-43 is a more important fighter that is missing.

[Imowface]

haha was it by coincedence or have you read my other wishes to know that I wanted the Ki-44 aswell?

[Karnak]

haha was it by coincedence or have you read my other wishes to know that I wanted the Ki-44 aswell?

J2M3 and Ki-44 serve the same role, fast climbing interceptors that sacrifice handling for speed and climb.

[Imowface]

they would both be great to have, even though I am a J2M fanboi I could survive if the Ki-44 got added first, but I actually think that the J2M has a good chance of making it in before the 44, as there is still a J2M left in the world to study in person, im not sure how HTC goes about making flight models, but I would assume that having the actual thing to look at could help

[AceHavok]

+1 

[RoGenT]

+ 1 

[Ruah]

Ki is an abbreviation of Kiati(I know I am spelling it wrong ) which means airframe in Japanese I think those aircraft were on loan to the IJA also like some Ki-67s were loaned to the IJN

no, the spelling is off but you are right about the roots of the words - just a quick refresher for some of you if you are interested.

「キ」Ki - kitai - 機体　- airframe (note anything above the 200 designation was considered a jet or rocket powered craft)
「ハ」ha - hatsudou-ki -　発動機 - powersourse (for jets, 'ne' - 「ネ」 - 燃焼噴射推進器)
「ホ」ho - kikan-hou - 機関砲 -　machine-cannon (as in mechanically repeating cannon), used for gunes over 20mm usually.  Machine guns were called kikan-jyu (機関銃)

there are further designations for types of planes (gliders and such), for parts of the planes (popellers and such), and for spacific insturments (gyroscopes, altimiterrs and such).
 Also, there are designations that come after the plane designation (like KI-84-1a - the '1a') that also have spacific meaning - but I will spare you all the language lesson.