Suzukaze 20 "Omar" – the Japanese fighter - fiction

During World War II, due to the difficulties in obtaining information about the latest Japanese armaments projects, the intelligence agencies used all available sources, including press publications. In April 1941 the Japanese magazine "Sora" ("Sky") published an extensive article about the new airplanes with illustrations, entitled "Future Dreams of Designers". The illustrations also featured the “Suzukaze” (from Japanese - cold wind) 20. When Allied intelligence found drawings of this aircraft in a magazine, they were unlike anything seen in Japanese aviation before. In addition to its radical appearance and unconventional solutions, the “Suzukaze” 20 is thought to be a real airplane and will soon be seen in air battles. From the drawings provided, it appears, that this is to be a single-seat fighter with a smooth transition from the cockpit to the triangular tail. Another atypical solution was the installation of two radial engines one behind the other, which drove two counter-rotating propellers. Armament was to consist of 4 cannons, mounted in the wings. The speed was indicated as reaching 769 km/h, the weight of the fully loaded aircraft was supposed to be 2858 kg, the area of ​​the bearing surfaces – 13.37 m². On December 25, 1941 the American magazine “Flight” featured the “Suzukaze” 20 along with three other Japanese aircraft. He was given the code name “Omar”. However, during the course of the war, it became clear, that the “Suzukaze” 20 was just a fictitious fighter (like the other 3, that the Japanese magazine had written about) and it was deleted from the publications, intended to identify Japanese aircraft. This happened only in June 1943.

A low-complexion, well-detailed fantasy model of an airplane, that even an advanced beginner can easily assemble under the supervision of a more experienced colleague. The interior of the cabin is well detailed, it is possible to choose a simpler or more complex version, a reserve of colors available.