Mitsubishi 13 shi heavy fighter

[vigair]

I search pics drawings or data about this plane unknown to me, competitor of Nakajima j1n gekko.

 

[blackkite]

OK I will try. I have the complete list for all of the shi series aircraft.(fighters,bombers,recons)
I will make a English table. For example,

type NAME Manufacture Remark
13-shi twin engine 3 seats fighter bomber Mitsubishi picture or drawings:unknown
carrier fighter Mitsubishi declined
twin engine land fighter J1N Nakajima GEKKO(月光）
carrier bomber D4Y Kugisho SUISEI（彗星）
large land bomber G5N Nakajima SHINZAN(深山)
large flying boat H8K KAWANISHI 2-SHIKI
small flying boat H9A AICHI 1-SHIKI TRAINING BOAT
high speed land recon C4A1 AICHI cancellation Maveric wait a moment ;D
small transport L7P1 NIPPI cancellation

I need more time to complete the table including other shi series aircrafts.

 

[Maveric]

Great blackkite. Thanks.

Do you have a drawing of the Aichi C4A1?

Maveric

 

[shaba]

I read many years ago that mitsubishi planed to make the potez 631 under licence. perhaps this might have the basis of the 13shi proposal .

 

[lark]

The Nakajima J1N and the Mitsubishi project were the only
two answers for the two engined three seat plane.(13-Shi a 1938 three-seat
twin-engined long-range fighter)
The inspiration for this spec.was indeed found in the Potez 63.

Source :Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War- R.J.Francillon-Putnam.

 

[Boogey]

The IJN wanted to buy a licence for Potez 631 C3 as 13-Shi twin-engined three-seater bomber-fighter aircraft but the negotiations were failure.
For the eventual machine for Japan designation Potez 638 was reserved. It was Mitsubishi to build the aircraft.

 

[airman]

http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/aichi-am20.htm - this is an Aichi C4A1

 

[lucamax]

http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/aichi-am20.htm - this is an Aichi C4A1

Are the aircraft listed in that website real, or really projected, or are they total fantasy and fake?
For example: http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/brewster-bulldog.htm
Is it a real project?
Thank you!
Best regards.

 

[Sherman Tank]

http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/aichi-am20.htm - this is an Aichi C4A1

Are the aircraft listed in that website real, or really projected, or are they total fantasy and fake?
For example: http://aviadesign.online.fr/pages/brewster-bulldog.htm
Is it a real project?
Thank you!
Best regards.

The website itself explains this:

This project as such is not exactly fictional. There was a real Japanese Navy 'C4' competition in 1938 that spawned an Aichi C4A proposal (model AM-20), and a wooden mock-up was even built before the design was cancelled in favor of the Mitsubishi C5M (a naval variant of the Army's Ki-15 "Babs").

As that aircraft has never been portrayed before, I attempted to imagine it by modifying an AM-19 "Jake" (E13A1) color profile and fitting various elements from an AM-17 "Val" (D3A2) such as the cockpit and landing gear (see original color profile below right).

Of course this is purely speculative and should not be taken seriously as it is only my vision of the aircraft and not based on actual facts.

It's speculative artwork of a real project.

 

[Boogey]

All sources known to me state that the Aichi C4A1 project and its mock-up had to be equipped with retractable gear.
http://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/86363/Aici-C4A1-13-Si