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•432 FLIGHT APRIL 30TH, IQ42 JAPAN'S AIR POWER TORPEDO AIRCRAFT Type Nakajima T96 Kawanishi T97 ... (Kawa 94) Mitsubishi T97 1 Genera Description Single-engine, biplane with fixed divided- type undercarriage, spatted wheels. Stag gered wings of equal span folding. Tail plane braced, with rounded rudder. Fuse lage of rectangular section, apparently fab ric-covered. Crew three. Single-engine, twin float biplane, Tail float. Fuselage probably of tubular metal con struction. Crew 2. A similar aircraft was built by Nakajima as the T97/2 torpedo bomber with Hikari " 3 " 700 h.p. engine. Single-engine, low-wing monoplane with a retractable undercarriage. Wing has a pronounced taper and long wing-root fillets, tail plane tapered, fin with rounded tip and rudder has rounded trailing edge. Long covered cockpit, with hinged cover for dorsal gun. Fixed tail wheel. Dimensions : Span, Length, Wing Area 40 ft. 33 ft. 540 sq. ft. 45.5ft. 38ft. 080 sq. ft. 50.8ft. 33.9ft. 375 sq. ft.(?) Power Plant One Kotobuki air- cooled radial of 600 h.p. at 8,000ft. 2- blade wooden f .p. air screw. One Kawanishi 12- cvl. liquid-cooled of 050 h.p. at 7,000ft. One Kinsei air-cooled radial of 900 h.p. at 10,000ft. 3 - blade Hamilton type metal airscrew. Performance Normal weight 7,300 lb. Maximum speed 108 m.p.h. at 8,000ft. Service ceiling 20,000ft. Cruising speed 145 m.p.h. with a range of 145 miles or 2.9 hours, carrying 1,700 lb. Torpedo and 100 gallons or a range of 900 miles with 900 lb. bombs and 180 gallons. Normal weight 8,000 lb. Maximum speed 155 m.p.h. at 7,000ft. Service ceiling 19,000ft. Crusing speed 135 m.p.h. with a range of 450 miles, or 3.3 hours, carrying 1,760 lb. torpedo and 120 gallons. Normal weight 8,500 lb. Maximum speed 195 m.p.h. at 10,000ft. Service ceiling 23,000ft. Cruising speed 167 m.p.h. with a range of 470 miles, or 2.8 hours, carrying either 7501b. bombs or a 1,7601b. torpedo and 145 ga^ons. Armament 1X 7.7 mm. free dor sal. 1 X 7.7 mm. fixed for ward fuselage. 1 x 7.7 mm. free dorsal. 1 X 7.7 mm. fixed for ward fuselage. 1 jr 2x7.7 mm. free <USpv sal. DIVE-BOMBER Mitsubishi T96 Single-engine biplane with fixed split under carriage and spatted wheels. Two bay fold ing wings of parallel chord. Ailerons, on upper and lower wings. Centre section strongly braced to fuselage single fin and rudder with wire bracing. Open cockpits with small perspex superstructure between pilot and gunner. Wings and fuselage fab- riocovered. 37.5ft. (?) 30.8ft. 420 sq. ft. (?) One Kinsei 9-cyl. air-cooled radial of 730 h.p. at 7,000ft. (?) Fixed pitch air screw. Normal weight 5,200 lb. (?) Maximum speed 200 m.p.h. at 10,000ft. Service ceiling 23,000ft. Cruising speed prob ably about 155 m.p.h. range not known. 2 X 7.7 mm. fixed for ward fuselage. 1 x 7.7 mm. free dorsal. SEAPLANE FIGHTER rtakajima T97 (Naka S3) Single-engine, mid-wing twin float mono plane. Wing with slight taper and dihedral, rounded fin. Floats braced to wings. Prob ably of metal construction. Crew 2. 30.8ft. 33.5ft. 185 sq. ft. One Nakajima air- cooled radial of 750 h.p.'at 13,000ft., 3- blade metal airscrew*. Normal weight 5,300 lb. Maximum speed 220 m.p.h. at 13,000ft. Service ceiling 27,OOOft. Cruising speed 190 m.p.h. with a range of 325 miles or 1.71 hours on 85 gallons. 2x7.7 mm. free for ward fuselage. 2x 7.7 mm. free dorsal. SEAPLANE RECONNAISSANCE Hawaii shi T94 Nakajima T95 Aichi T97 (Aiehi 92) Single-engine, twin-float biplane. Wings of equal span, monoplane tail, rudder with straight trailing edge. Fuselage of roughly rectangular cross-section. Probably of mixed construction. Crew 3. Single-engine, central float biplane. Swept- back wings of approximately equal span, with interplane and centre section bracing by " N '* struts, single fin and rudder. Large central float carried on four struts, wing floats outboard of interplane struts. Open cockpits. Wings and fuselage apparently fabric-covered. Crew 2. Single-engine, twin float biplane. Fuselage probably of tubular metal construction. 46ft. 34ft. 530 sq. ft. (?) 36.1ft. 27.9ft. 330 sq. ft. 42.6ft. 32.5ft. 430 sq. ft. One Hiro " 91 " 12- cyl. " W" liquid- cooled of 600 h.p. at S.L. 2 or 4 blade wooden f .p. airscrew. One Kotobuki 9-cyl. air-cooled radial of 600 h.p. at 11,000ft. 2-blade metal f.p. airscrew. One Aichi of 770 h.p. at l:i,000ft.(?) Fixed pitch airscrew. Normal weight 6,100 lb. Service ceiling 18,000ft. Maximum speed 140 m.p.h. at 5,000ft. Cruising speed 120 m.p.h. with a range of 550 miles, or 4.6 hours, on 120 gallons, or with 500 lb. bombs, a range of 530 miles. Normal weight 5,800 lb. Service ceil ing 18,000ft. Maximum speed 160 m.p.h. at 11,000ft. Cruising speed 135 m.p.h. with a range of 500 miles, or 3.7 hours, carrying 220 lb. bombs and 120 gallons, or with 500 lb. bombs and 85 gallons a range of 320 miles. Normal weight 5,630 lb. Maximum speed 180 m.p.h. at 13,000ft. Cruising speed 155 m.p.h. with a range of 410 miles, or 2.05 hours on 120 gallons. 1 x 7.7 mm. fixed for ward fuselage. 1 x 7.7 mm. free dorsal. 1 x 7.7 mm. fixed for ward fuselage. 1 X 7.7 mm. free dorsal. _ J_ 1 x 7.7 mm. fix-'d for^' ward fuselage. 1 x 7.7 mm. free dorsal. BOMBERS Mitsubishi T96 ... (Mark IV) Mitsubishi 96 ... (" Otsri ") Twin-engine, mid-wing monoplane ; re tractable undercarriage. Tapered wings with Junkers-type flaps and ailerons ex tending whole length of trailing edge. Twin rudder tail, fins halfway between fuselage and tips of tail-plane. Cockpit forward of leading edge metal-panelled nose, fuselage tail-cone extends beyond tail-plane. Two dorsal gun positions with perspex covers. Some versions have large perspex dome amidships and two side blisters. Crew 4 to 7'. Twin-engine low-wing monoplane, retract able undercarriage. Tapered wings with Junkers type flap and ailerons. Angular tail with twin fins set in from tailplane tips. Long-covered cockpit raised above fuselage decking. 82ft. •&4ft. 800 sq. ft. 55ft. [?) 2 Mitsubishi, or Kin sei IV, 14-cyl. air- cooled radials of 1,000 h.p. at 10,000ft. 3- blade V.P. metal airscrew. 2 Nakajima " Koto buki III " air-cooled radials of 550 h.p., 2-blade V.P. air screws. Normal weight 22,000 lb. Maximum speed 230 m.p.h. at 10,000ft. Service ceiling 24,000ft. Cruising speed 200 m.p.h, with a range of 950 miles or 4.75 hours, carrying 2,200 lb. bomb and 490 gallons. Maximum speed 1,800 miles (?) 240 nl.p.h. Range 2x7.7 mm. fixed for ward wings. 1 x 7.7 and/or 20 mm. free dorsal turret, 2 x 7:7 mm. free lateral. 1X 7.7 mm. free ven tral, 1 x 7.7 mm. fixed tail. Armament unknown. FLYING BOATS Mitsubishi T96 Hire 97 Beluved to be a scaled up version of the Short " Calcutta " flying boat. Three engine, biplane. Braced wings of unequal span, single-fin braced tail unit. Wing floats. Single-hull of metal construction. Crew 0. Four-engine, parasol flying-boat. Braced wing carries outboard floats. Conventional two-step pull. Single fin cantilever tail unit of angular outline. Design based on French LEO H 24-fi. 96.7ft. 70 ft. 2,500 sq. ft. 104ft. 09.5ft. Three Mitsubishi 12 cvl. " V" liquid- cooled 900 h.p. The nacelles are mounted between the wings. 2-blade airscrews. 4 Hispano - Suiza liquid-cooled motors of 720h.p.(?), 3-blade metal airscrews. Normal weight 38,750 lb. Maximum speed 145 m.p.h. at 10,000ft. Service ceiling 13.000ft. Cruising speed 125 m.p.h. with a range of 1,400 -ffliles or 11.25 hours, carrying 2,000 lb. bomb and 1,450 gallons. Normal weight 32,900 lb. (?) .Maximum speed 208 in.ph. Believed to include 1x37 mm -yl 4x 7.7 mm. gi V Gun positions in nose and dorsal.
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