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Like quite a lot
of tourist attractions around Japan, there were enough signs in English
to keep Western tourists pretty well informed - which isn't the same thing
as saying that everything was signposted! |
| Not the world's
most beautiful aircraft, but obviously a fairly good performer.
The claimed maximum speed of 298 nm/h is almost exactly 550 km/h or 343
miles per hour. |
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| That scoop under
the nose does nothing for the plane's appearance, I suppose it provides
air for cooling the in-line engine's radiator. You can see
the gunsight in front of the pilot's position - pretty crude, like other
ones I've seen of World War 2 Japanese aircraft. |
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| Given the craftsmanship
of Japanese workers, I was a little surprised by how dented the "restored"
aircraft looked - perhaps they should have spent more than 75 days working
on it! The fuel drop tanks and the area below the cockpit are
both pretty dinged up. |
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| This shot, together
with the last photo on the page, gives a fairly good idea of the size of
the main hall of the museum. There are other display rooms behind
the far wall, behind the wall on the left and behind the wall at the other
end of the main hall, so I suppose the whole museum is about four times
the size of this hall - not that big, but still well worth visiting. |
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| Here's a good view
of the rear gunner's position. |
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| Back at the front
of the plane, with the Comet's engine on a stand on the right-hand side. |
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