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"Heavenly Thunder"
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Type: Heavy Interceptor Origin: Nakajima Hikoki K. K. Allied Code Name: N/A Crew: One First Flight: March 1944 Service Delivery: None Number Produced: 5 Prototypes Powerplant: Model: Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 Type: 18-Cylinder radial air cooled. Number: Two Horsepower: 1,990 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 47 ft. 6.75 in. Length: 37 ft. 8.75 in. Height: 11 ft. 5.75 in. Wing Surface Area: 344.445 Sq. Ft. Weights: Empty: 11,453 lbs. Loaded: 15,873 lbs. Maximum: 18,078 lbs. |
Performance: Maximum Speed at 20,000 ft.: 386 mph Maximum Cruising Speed: 288 mph Cruising Speed at 9,840 ft.: 230 mph Time to 19,685 ft.: 8 min. Time to 26,250 ft.: 11 min. Service Ceiling: 35,430 ft. Range (30 min reserve): 575 miles Maximum Range: 920 miles Armament: Two 30mm Type 5 cannon Two 20mm Type 99 Model 2 cannon |
Sources:
Green, William - War Planes Of The Second World War - Fighters - Vol. 3, 1964, Doubleday And Company, Inc., New York
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