Author Topic: Nakajima Ko-3  (Read 1174 times)

Offline macsporran

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Nakajima Ko-3
« on: November 02, 2022, 06:47:54 PM »
Well here's a new one on me!
I noticed this on another WWI website and it rather caught my attention.
(It was posted no details of where the pic originated or who owned any copyright, so I guess it's OK to pass it on here.)

A further search of the net found no additional photos, although I see one brave soul has started to scratchbuild it around a 1/72 Roden Nie fuselage.

The oic is titled Nie 24/Na Ko-3 with negative aspect ratio 'wings' - 1920s experimental Japanese project.

I wonder if it ever flew (and in which direction?) - assuming they could find some brave soul to fly it!
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« Last Edit: November 02, 2022, 06:55:02 PM by macsporran »

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Re: Nakajima Ko-3
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2022, 04:25:28 AM »
Bonkers! :o

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Re: Nakajima Ko-3
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2022, 11:46:04 AM »
   By the 1920's aircraft designers had a firm concept about wings and airfoils. This was most likely assembled from assorted obsolete airplane components by the employees as a humorous contraption that was never intended to fly.

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Re: Nakajima Ko-3
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2022, 07:19:12 AM »
although I see one brave soul has started to scratchbuild it around a 1/72 Roden Nie fuselage.
The talented modeller of all things weird, wacky and inter-war known as "Gabriel Stern" once built the Ko3: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235051216-japanese-experimental-negative-aspect-ratio-plane-based-on-nieuport-24-nakajima-ko-3-172-half-scratchbuilt/