Title: Name: | Išikawadžima No-20 | Ishikawajima Ne-20 |
Original title: Original Name: | 石川島 ネ-20 | |
Category: Category: | jet engine | turbojet |
Manufacturer: Producer: | 石川島播磨重工業株式会社 Ishikawajima Harima Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-Kaisha, Tokyo | |
Period of production: Production Period: | DD.MM.1945-DD.MM.1945 | |
Made pieces: Number of Produced: | 5 | |
a Prototype made: Prototype Built: | DD.MM.1945 | |
Use: Use: | Nakajima Kikka | |
Technical data: Technical Data: | ||
Weight: Weight: | 470 kg | 1036 lb |
Overall length: Overall Length: | 2700 mm | 8ft 10,29 in |
Total width / Diameter: Overall Width / Diameter: | 620 mm | 2 ft of 0.41 in |
Fuel: Fuel: | diesel fuel or gasoline or their mixture | diesel fuel or gasoline |
Compressor: Compessor: | Axial 8 degrees | 8-stage Axial compressor |
Combustion chamber : Combustors: | Ring | the Annular combustion chamber |
Turbine: Turbine: | single-stage axial | Single-stage axial turbine |
Performance: Performance: | ||
Maximum thrust: Maximum thurst: | of 6.66 kN at 11,000 rev/min | 1,047 lbf at 11,000 rpm |
Note: Note: | Japanese engineers according to incomplete drawings and a few photos of the German engine BMW 003 they designed their own engine | The Ne-20 was an indigenous design, but the German BMW 003 turbojet engine was a major influence. |
Source: Sources: | airandspace.si.edu http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ http://www.airpages.ru/eng/jp/ki2.shtml author archive |