Nakajima A4N
| A4N | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| First flight | Autumn 1934 |
| Introduction | January 1936 |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Produced | 1935-1940 |
| Number built | 221 |
| Developed from | Nakajima A2N |
The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane designed by Nakajima. The first prototype was completed in 1934, but due to engine trouble the aircraft did not see service until 1936. Given the Nakajima internal designation Nakajima YM, the Japanese Navy designation was Navy Type 95 Carrier Fighter. A total of 221 were built.[1]
Specifications (A4N1)
Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910–1941[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.64 m (21 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 22.89 m2 (246.4 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 1,276 kg (2,813 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Hikari 1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 500 kW (670 hp) to 544 kW (730 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed Hamilton Standard fixed-pitch metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 352 km/h (219 mph, 190 kn) at 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
- Cruise speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
- Range: 846 km (526 mi, 457 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 7,740 m (25,390 ft)
- Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 3 minutes 30 seconds
- Wing loading: 76.9 kg/m2 (15.8 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.2884 kW/kg (0.1754 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 2× fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns
- Bombs: 2× 30 kg or 2× 60 kg bombs
See also
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References
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Notes
- ^ a b Mikesh & Abe 1990, pp. 232–233
Bibliography
- Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
- Passingham, Malcolm (November 1995). "Les premiers chasseurs embarqués Nakajima (3e partie): Le A4N1 Type 95" [The First Nakajima Carrier Fighters, Part 3: The A4N1 Type 95]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (33): 7–13. ISSN 1243-8650.