Mizuno Shinryu
| Shinryū | |
|---|---|
| A diagram showing the Shinryū from several angles. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Interceptor |
| National origin | Empire of Japan |
| Manufacturer | Mizuno |
| Designer | Yoshio Akita |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | IJN Navy Air Service (Intended) |
| Number built | 5 "Jinryū" Glider Prototypes 0 "Shinryū" (Design Only) |
| History | |
| First flight | mid-July 1945 (Jinryū) |
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The Mizuno Shinryū/Jinryū (神龍, "Divine Dragon") was a late-World War II Japanese rocket-powered interceptor. While the Jinryū was still in development, Mizuno began to develop an interceptor which both the Army and Navy air force were in desperate need of to fend off the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. When Japan surrendered to the Allies on 15 August 1945, all aircraft that were under development were stopped, including the Jinryū & Shinryū II. The Shinryū II was the second aircraft developed in Japan to use a canard design, after the Kyushu J7W Shinden.