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Ne-20, Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho Turbojet Engine
Object Details
- Physical Description
- Type: Turbojet
- Thrust: 4,657 N (1,047 lb) at 11,000 rpm
- Compressor: 8-stage axial
- Combustor: Annular
- Turbine: Single-stage axial
- Weight: 470 kg (1,035 lb)
- Summary
- The Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho, designed and manufactured the Ne-20 for Japan's first jet aircraft capable of taking off under its own power, the Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom). The project was a hurried response to Japan's loss of air superiority at the 1944 Battle of the Marianas. The Ne-20 was an indigenous design, but the German BMW 003 turbojet engine was a major influence.
- The first flight of the twin-engine Kikka was on August 7, 1945. Test pilots attempted a second flight before the Japanese surrender on August 15. Only a few of the engines under construction were saved. This one was removed from the second aircraft prototype, which was confiscated by American forces at the end of World War II.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the U.S. Navy
- Data Source
- National Air and Space Museum
- Date
- 1945
- Inventory Number
- A19610121002
- Designer
- Captain Tokiyasu Tanegashima
- Manufacturer
- Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
- Country of Origin
- Japan
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- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- Location
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
- Hangar
- Boeing Aviation Hangar
- Record ID
- nasm_A19610121002
- Usage
- Not determined
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