Nakajima Kikka
Repaint by Walter Myers
sparrowhawk@arcadiastreet.com
http://www.arcadiastreet.com/sparrowhawk
Model, Panel, AIR file and DP by VB Planes http://flightsimmers.net/airbase/vbplanes/
18 May 2001
FREEWARE FOR MICROSOFT COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2 (CFS2) AND MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 2000 (FS2000)
This is a World War II era German Messerschmitt Me-262 painted as a Japanese Nakajima Kikka, Japan's first jet-powered fighter. While the Kikka did not look exactly like the ME-262, they were similar enough in appearance and performance to inspire me to create this repaint. And it's fun to fly!
************** HISTORY **************
The Kikka ("Orange Blossom") was a twinjet fighter manufactured by the Nakajima Airplane Company. It was the only Japanese jet-powered aircraft produced during World War II that was capable of taking off under its own power, although it did so only twice. The Kikka design was based on the successful German Me-262 jet-powered fighter, though so far as I can determine there was no collaboration between the Japanese and Germans on its development.
While at first glance the Kikka was very similar to the Me-262, it was in reality somewhat smaller than its German counterpart and not as powerful. Also, in marked contrast to the Me-262's sleek, shark-like form, the Kikka's fuselage had an elongated "boxy" appearance.
The first Kikka was completed in August 1945, and made its maiden flight on August 7 (one day after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima). The second flight, which took place four days later, had to be aborted during takeoff. The subsequent Japanese surrender brought an immediate termination to the project. At the time of termination, a second prototype was almost ready for flight trials and 18 additional prototypes and pre-production aircraft were in various stages of assembly.
Fighter, trainer, reconnaissance, and attack versions of the Kikka were planned. The bomber version was to be unarmed, but the fighter version was to carry a pair of 30-mm cannon.
********* REPAINT TOOLS USED ********
- Adobe PhotoShop 5.5
- JASC PaintShop Pro 6.02
- Martin Wright's DXTBmp.exe (http://fly.to/mwgfx/)
*************** LEGAL ***************
This repaint, defined as ME262_Fuselage.bmp and ME262_Main.bmp, is Copyright 2001 Walter Myers. This repaint is freeware and may not under any circumstances be sold. You may however do the following so long as you credit me--Walter Myers--as the original repaint artist *and* alert me (please) via e-mail (sparrowhawk@arcadiastreet.com) regarding what you have done with the repaint and where it is available for download:
- Upload this repaint to other websites for freeware distribution
- Repackage this repaint for freeware distribution
- Modify the repaint for freeware distribution
THIS PERMISSION APPLIES TO THE REPAINT ONLY. SEPARATE PERMISSION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM VB PLANES (http://flightsimmers.net/airbase/vbplanes/) FOR ALL OTHER FILES INCLUDED WITH THIS PACKAGE.
************ DISCLAIMER *************
This repaint and instructions were created in good faith and should not cause any harm to your system when used properly, however I accept no responsibility should the employment of either cause problems with any aspect of your computer's software or hardware. Use at your own risk. Again, please report any problems to Walter Myers at sparrowhawk@arcadiastreet.com.
********* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS **********
Special thanks to VB Planes for their extraordinary work and for their kind permission to include their files with this repaint.
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Thanks for downloading. Let me know what you think.
