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Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 9:36:15 PM

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Taking the risk of running two quizzes at once, name THIS:

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 9:38:32 PM

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Mitsubishi J8M/Ki-200 Shusui -- rocket powered interceptor.
Japanese copy of German Me163 rocket powered interceptor fighter specially designed for use against B-29. The prototype flew on 7July45. The War ended before production.

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 9:41:25 PM

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While researching the above, found this tidbit:

"Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb.
A Ki-67 Kai (Peggy) twin-engine bomber with guns removed and faired over, with crew reduced to four men, a 6,400 pound thermite bomb was installed with a blast radius of 1 km. Two are known to have been built, one sorted 17Apr45 for the USN fleet and disappeared, likely shot down by a Hellcat. "

(emphasis is mine).

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 9:42:38 PM

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Sounds like a predecessor to the FAE's/Thermobaric bombs of our day...

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 11:36:45 PM

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Ki-167 or Hiruy To-Go -- Bomber with 3 ton thermite bomb.

I guess if i dropped a 6400 pound bomb with a 1 km blast radius from a Peggy, i would also be in a hurry to go...

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/16/2005 11:50:58 PM

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What's a thermite bomb?

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 12:05:26 AM

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Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...)

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 12:09:49 AM

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Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 12:11:25 AM

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Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

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Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though...

Also used in welding.

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 12:17:20 AM

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ORIGINAL: Feinder

Sounds like something that you definately want to obey the, "No smoking!" signs!

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Fortunately for those who work with it, it is hard to start burning - usually requiring an initiator of some sort. Once it gets going, though...

Also used in welding.

Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8.

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 12:18:33 AM

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Ooh yeah... and you were of course correct in your identification of the J8.

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 4:05:35 AM

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Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminum and iron. It burns with an intense heat- so intense that it breaks down water into hydrogen and oxygen which will then recombine with a bang. I don't know how this Japanese thermite bomb worked (if there were other explosives involved) but thermite was used in incendiary bombs and grenades. A thermite fire is very difficult to put out (you can try to smother it with sand, but water only makes it worse...)

It has been quite a few years but the last time I worked with Thermite it was a mixture of iron oxide in an aluminum sponge. Once it is ignited the aluminum takes the oxygen from the iron leaving liquid iron to do all the damage.

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RE: Name That Plane II - 5/17/2005 8:41:34 AM

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