Talk:Shinden Kai/@comment-24116043-20140418012442/@comment-24403956-20140917161402

interesting topic, thisplane is built as a interceptor, I think it stand little chance against US jet fighter. The wing is small, which means it can't flip over fast. But this is understandable given the techonology of japan is outdated, so I thikn they do have trouble making a wing that can withstand the speed without breaking. Also, I am not sure how they plan to further develop the plane, from what has built, the body is also short, which make the survibility of the pilot low if the engine catch fire, and the fuel tank got to be close (this problem also present in zero, japanese plane raise fast and they also burn down fast.) Anyway, this plane is undoubtfully a plane planning to compete, but they are too late into the game, and with the progress of the aircraft design by the japanese millitary, they are also outdated. Even if the japanese manage to get the same number of jet as the US, they will have little chance, given the lack of experience pilot and the aircraft design by the US following that (US does get a lot of goodie from Germany after the war)