spreckair Posted October 18, 2021 Posted October 18, 2021 With regard to the common refrain that there is not enough information about Japanese aircraft, I wonder how true this is. The scale modeling community seems to have a huge trove of research resources on Japanese planes, including official evaluations and testing data. The US tested most if not all of the Japanese aircraft during and after the war, and I think that material is accessible (think of the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio). I also believe that there are Japanese who have expert resources on Japanese planes. For instance, Hideyuki Shigeta, the President/owner of Zoukei-Mura, the Japanese scale model company that designs large scale models with complete interiors throughout the entire airframe, is an avid WWII aircraft enthusiast. I would not be surprised if he would assist IL-2 developers. There are probably others. It might be worthwhile for 1CGS to reach out to the likes of Zoukei-Mura, Hasegawa, and Tamiya to see if they would be willing to share their research resources and expertise, or at least provide leads to other resources. Just a suggestion. 1 10
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