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"Violet Lightning"
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Type: Single-seat land-based intersecptor Origin: Kawanishi Allied Code Name: George First Flight: December 27, 1942 Service Delivery: Early 1944 Final Delivery: N/A Number Produced: N/A Powerplant N1K1-J Prototype: Model: Nakajima Homare 11 Type: Radial piston Number: one Horsepower: 1,820 hp Production N1K1-J & N1K2-J: Model: Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 Type: Radial piston Number: one Horsepower: 1,990 hp Production N1K4-K: Model: Nakajima Homare 23 Type: Radial piston Number: one Horsepower: 2,000 hp Production N1K5-J: Model: Mitsubishi MK9A Type: N/A Number: one Horsepower: 2,200 hp Fuel: Capacity: N/A Type: N/A Dimensions: Wing span: 39 ft. 4½ in. (12m) Length: 30 ft. 8 in. (9.353m) Height: 13 ft. 0 in. (3.96m) Wing Surface Area: 252.96 sq. ft. (23.50m²) Weights: Empty: 5,858 lbs. (2657 kg) Max. Take-Off: 10,714 lbs. (4860 kg) |
Performance: Maximum Speed: 370 mph (595 km/h) at 18,370 ft. Initial climb: N/A Service Ceiling: 35,300 ft. (10,760m) Range: 1,451 Miles (2335 km) Armament: N1K1-J: Two 7.7mm machine guns Four 20mm Cannon in wings. N1K1-Ja: Four 20mm Cannon in wings. N1K1-Jb, N1K2-J: Four 20mm Cannon in wings. Wing racks for two 551 lb bombs or 6 air-to-ground rockets. N1K1-Jc: Four 20mm Cannon in wings. Wing racks for four 551 lb bombs. N1K2-K: Four 20mm Cannon in wings. N1K3-J, N1K4-J: Four 20mm Cannon in wings. Two 13.2mm Machine Guns in fuselage. Variants: N1K1-J: Prototypes and initial production version. N1K1-Ja: Same as N1K1-J except machine guns deleted. N1K1-Jb: Wings modified to internalize cannon and addition of bomb racks. N1K1-Jc: Fighter-bomber variant. N1K2-J: Production version. N1K2-K: Two-seat trainer. N1K3-J: Modified engine mounts and addition guns. N1K3-A: Proposed carrier-based aircraft. Not built. N1K4-J: Two prototypes with new powerplant. N1K4-A: Single prototype of carrier-based variant. N1K5-J: Single prototype with more powerful powerplant, destroyed in air raid by USAAF before completion. |
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