hadn't thought of the Ohka...here's some info on it:
KUGISHO MXY7-K1 OHKA II
The MXY7-K1 is currently off public display
The Ohka (Cherry Blossom) was a Japanese suicide weapon used in aerial combat during the closing months of WW II. It was nicknamed "Baka" (Fool) by U.S. troops. Designed primarily for use as an anti-invasion or coastal defense weapon, it was powered by three solid-propellant rocket motors with 8 to 10 seconds firing endurance, and carrried a high-explosive warhead in its nose. It was particularily effective against U.S. Naval forces during the invasion of Okinawa in April 1945.
The Ohka was carried to the vicinity of its target beneath a "mother" aircraft such as the twin-engine Mitsubishi G4M2e "Betty" bomber. Upon being released from the carrier plane, the Ohka glided in the direction of the target. When the pilot reached a favorable position for his attack, he fired the rockets and dove at a high speed into his victim, perishing in the resulting explosion. Contrary to what many people believed during WW II, the Ohka pilot was not locked into the cockpit, since he considered it a great honor to die for his Emperor in this manner.
The aircraft on display, brought to the U.S. at the end of WW II for technical evaluation, was originally an MXY-K1, an unpowered version used for training. It has been reconfigured as an operational Ohka for display purposes.
SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 16 ft. 9 in.
Length: 19 ft. 10 in.
Height: 3 ft. 9 in.
Weight: 4,718 lbs. Maximum
Warhead: 2,646 lbs. of high explosive
Engines: Three Type 4 MK. 3 solid-propellant rocket motors totalling 1,764 lbs. of thrust
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 576 mph - terminal dive velocity
Glide speed: 229 mph
Range: 55 miles from release at 27,000 ft. altitude
Service Ceiling: Dependent upon carrier aircraft
