The Yokosuka MXY9 Shuka (秋花, "Autumn flower")[1] was a projected development of the MXY8 training glider, adding a small motorjet engine, the Tsu-11. It was intended to provide further training for pilots who were to fly the Mitsubishi J8M and Ki-200 rocket-powered interceptor aircraft.[2]
| MXY9 "Shuka" | |
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| Role | Trainer Type of aircraft |
| Designer | Yokosuka |
| Developed from | Yokosuka MXY8 |
None were built prior to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II.
Data from Japanese Secret Projects[2]
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Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal aircraft | |
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| Torpedo bombers | |
| Dive bombers | |
| Reconnaissance seaplanes |
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| Flying boats | |
| Training aircraft | |
| Transport aircraft | |
| Special-purpose aircraft | |
| Bombers | |
| Land-based Reconnaissance | |
| World War II Allied reporting names | |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft designations (short system) | |
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| Fighters (A) | |
| Torpedo bombers (B) | |
| Shipboard reconnaissance (C) | |
| Dive bombers (D) | |
| Reconnaissance seaplanes (E) | |
| Observation seaplanes (F) | |
| Land-based bombers (G) | |
| Flying Boats (H) | |
| Land-based Fighters (J) | |
| Trainers (K) | |
| Transports (L) |
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| Special-purpose (M)1 | |
| Floatplane fighters (N) | |
| Land-based bombers (P) | |
| Patrol (Q) | |
| Land-based reconnaissance (R) | |
| Night fighters (S) |
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1 X as second letter is for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service 2 Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role | |
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With some exceptions for rockets, jets and repurposed aircraft, names chosen were for: 1. Winds, 2. Lightning, 3. Nighttime lights, 4. Mountains, 5. Stars/constellations, 6. Seas, 7. Clouds, 8. Plants, 9. Skies, 10. Landscapes, and 11. Flowers Published translations disagree, and many are simplified, especially for plants, where the Japanese referred to a specific variety and the common translations only to the broader type. | |||||||||
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| Bombers5 |
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| Patrol6 |
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| Reconnaissance7 | |||||||||
| Trainers8 | |||||||||
| Transports9 |
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| Miscellaneous10 |
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| Special-purpose aircraft11 | |||||||||