English: The Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho, designed and manufactured the Ne-20 for Japan’s first jet aircraft capable of taking off under its own power, the Nakajima Kikka (Orange Blossom). The project was a hurried response to Japan’s loss of air superiority at the 1944 Battle of the Marianas. The Ne-20 was an indigenous design, but the German BMW 003 turbojet engine was a major influence.
The first flight of the twin-engine Kikka was on August 7, 1945. Test pilots attempted a second flight before the Japanese surrender on August 15. Only few of the engines under construction were saved. This one was removed from the second aircraft prototype, which was confiscated by American forces at the end of World War II. Picture taken at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, USA.
Type: turbojet
Thrust/speed: 4,657 N (1,047 lb) at 11,000 rpm
Compressor: annular
Turbine: 1-stage axial flow
Manufacturer: Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Kugisho, Yokosuka, Japan
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