Project Z (bomber project)
The Project Z was a military project of the Empire of Japan, similar to the Nazi German Amerikabomber project, to design an intercontinental bomber capable of reaching North America.The planned aircraft
Project Z was to have six engines; the Nakajima Aircraft Company quickly began developing engines proposing twinned Nakajima Ha-44 engines.
Designs were presented to the Imperial Japanese Army, including the Nakajima G10N, Kawasaki Ki-91, and Nakajima G5N. None, save for the G5N, developed beyond prototypes or wind tunnel models. Late in the war, Project Z and other heavy bomber projects were cancelled.
