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"Shooting Star"
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Type: Carrier based torpedo/dive bomber Origin: Aichi Crew: N/A Allied Code Name: Grace Models: B7A2 & B7A3 First Flight: Mid 1942 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: May 1945 Production: 114 Powerplant: B7A2 Production: Model: Nakajima Homare 12 Type: Radial Number: One Horsepower: 1,825 hp B7A2 Experimental: Model: Nakajima Homare 23 Type: Radial Number: One Horsepower: 2,000 hp B7A3 (Proposed): Model: Mitsubishi MK9A Type: Radial Number: One Horsepower: 2,200 hp |
Dimensions: Wing Span: 47 ft. 3 in. (14.40m) Length: 37 ft. 8¼ in. (11.45m) Height: 13 ft. 4½ in. (3.70m) Wing Area: 381.05 sq. ft. (35.40m²) Weights: Empty: 8,400 lb. (3810 kg.) Loaded: 12,401 lb. (5625 kg.) Performance: Max. Speed: 351 mph (565 kph) at 21,490 ft. Service Ceiling: 36,910 ft. (11,250m) Climb to 13,125 ft.: 6 minutes 55 second. Range: 1,889 miles (3040 km) Armament: Late model B7A2 Two 20mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon mounted in wings. One 13mm Type 2 machine gun on flexible mount in aft position. Payload: One 1,764 lb (800 kg) torpedo or similar weight in bombs. |
Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
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