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148 FLIGHT AUGUST O.TH, 1945 ZEKE 32 (Hamp) spars out to the cannon emplacement is o.o35in. ; from here to the wing tip is 0.027m. On the lower surface between spars the thickness is 0.024m. and aft of the rear spar 0.022m. Most of the rivets are rsin. but some are half this diameter Ailerons are conventional fabric-covered components swung on three self-aligning ball-bearing hinges. On the Zeke 32 they are nin. shorter than those of the original Zero. Small metal trimming tabs, adjustable only on the ground, are fitted near the inboard end of each aileron Flaps are of the hydraulically operated all-metal split type, attached to a false spar by piano hinges. Maximum deflec- tion is 60 deg., but tests have'shown that 40 deg. gives the best gliding angle. The aircraft is fitted with flotation gear for over-water operation, and this consists simply of five waterproof can- vas bags, two in each wing panel and one in the monocoque after fuselage. Wing bags are sealed and only the fuselage bag is inflatable at will. When faced with ditching, the pilot opens a barrel-valve in a tube leading to the bag and air is rammed through the intake to inflate the bag, the valve being automatically closed when a given inflation pressure is reached. A curious refinement considering the lack of other safety measures on the aircraft. Japanese Operational Aircraft Latest Information in Tabular Form : Code Names in Alphabetical Order INFORMATION on Japanese aircraft is still scanty and not always reliable, but the following data on 40 types now in operational service has been compiled from official sources. Dimensions are to the nearest inch but weights and performance figures arc approximate. Blanks in the tabulations indicate that the information is either not available cr that it is not sufficiently reliable to warrant inclusion. Code Name Betty II Betty 22 Cherry Dav II Dinah 2 Emily 22 Frances Frank I George II Glen II Grace II Helen 2 Irving II Jack II Jake II Jill 12 Judy II Judy 33 Kate 12 Lily 2 Liz Maw II Myrt II Nell 22 Nick 1 S'orro II % Type Medium bomber Medium bomber Recon. Recon. bomber Light Rec. bomber Flying boat Torpedo bomber Fighter Figh tor Recon. Torpedo bomber Bomber Fighter Fighter Recon. bomberTorpedo bomber Dive-bomber Rec dive- bomberTorpedo bomberBomber and dive bomberRecon. bomber Flying-boat Recon, Torpedo bomberFighter Recon. Makers Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Nakajima Mitsubishi Kawanishi Yokosuka Nakajima K-wauislii Yokosuka Aiohi Nakajima Nakajima Mitsubishi Watanabe Nakajima Yokosuka Yokosuka Nakajiuia and Mitsubishi Kawasaki N'akajima Kawanishi Nakajima Mitsubishi and NakajimaKawasaki (probably) Kawanishi Eng ne(si 2 Mitsubishi Kasei 112 Mitsubishi Kasei 2!2 Mitsubishi (unknown type)1 Nakajima- Kotobuki 32 Mitsubishi Typel4 Mitsubishi Kasei 22 2 Nakajima Homare 11 1 Nakajima Ha 481 Nakajima Horiiarr 211 T.G.D.A. Model 11 1 Nakajima Homarr 11 2 Nakajima Type 2 2 Nakajima Sakae 21 •1 Mitsubishi Kasei 232 Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 1 Mitsubishi Kasei 25 1 Aichi Atsuta Model 21 1 Mitsubishi Kinsei 621 Nakajima Sakae 11 2 KawasakiType 2 4 Mitsubishi Kasei 21 4 Mitsubishi Kinsei 43, 461 Nakajima Homare 212 Mitsubishi Kinsei 452 Mitsubishi Typel 1 Mitsubishi Kasei 24 HP 1,500 (take-off) 1,800 (sea-level) — 650 (sea-level) • 1,000 (sea-level) 1,400 (take-off) 1,800 2,000 2,000 1,100 1,300 1,100 (sea-level)1,875 1,000 (sea-level) 1,800 1,160 1,850 1,000 (sea-level) 1,020 1,825 1,000 (take-off)2,000 1,000 (take-off;1,100 (sea-level) 1,800 Dimensions Span ft. in. 82 0 82 0 77 0 35 8 34 4 48 3 124 0 65 7 37 1 30 4 36 0 47 3 68 7 55 9 35 5 46 9 46 0 37 10 37 10 51 0 57 4 140 0 131 0 41 1 82 0 50 0 46 0 Length ft in. 64 7 65 9 54 7 28 3 36 3 92 6 49 2 32 4 2!) 7 28 0 37 7 53 0 40 0 31 10 37 0 35 0 33 7 33 0 34 0 42 1 85 0 82 0 36 6 54 0 34 0 37 7 Weight empty Ib 15,000 17,000 — 3,800 8,000 34,000 — — — — — — 10,000 — 5,800 — — 5,400 —* — 25,000 — 12,500 8,350 TOP Speed 1 m.p.h.. 270 330 — 180 360 290 355 400+ 400 + 100 350 275 330 400+ 200 320 325 350 220 312 — 220 375 240 350 319 Range (mites) 3,200 2,800 — 800 1,700 4,000 —i 1,700 — — — 1,400 1,900 1,100 1,500 2,000 2,110 1,800 — — 3,900 — 2,220 1,300 Climb (ft./mln.) 1,200 (sea-level) 1,200 (sea-level) — 900 (sea-level) 2,700 (sea-level) 1,200 — — — — — — 1,700 (sea-level)— 1,300 — — 1,100 (sea-level) —— —• 1,000 — 1,100 2,400 Armament Four 7.7 mm. one 20 mm Three 7.7 mm. two 20 nun. — Two 7.7 mm. One 7.7 mm. Four 12.7 mm. five 20 mm. Two 20 mm. Two 20 mm. two 12.7 mm.Four 2f» mm. two 7.7 mm.j^fioe -7.7 tnm. Two 20 mm. one 7.7 aim. Guns in nose Three or four 20 mm.Two 20 KID. two 7.7 mm.One 7.7 mm. Two or three7 7 mm. Two or three 7.7 mm. Two or three 7.7 mm.Three 7.7 mm. Nose, dorsaland ventral 7.7 mm. —• Four 7.7 mm. one 20 mm.One 7.7 mm. Four 7.7 mm. one 20 mm.One 7.7 mm. two 12.7 mm. One 7.7 mm. Remarks Carries crew of 7 to 9. May sometimes carrytwo torpedoes. Single-float biplane. Most heavily armourecand armed of all Jap aircraft- ResemblesSunderland. Also night-fighter ver- sion with four 20 mm.and one 30 mm. Landplane version of Rex.Carried by submarines aud launched at sea.Alternative armament of three 7.7 mmLatest known single- engined torpedo - bomber.Now being replaced by Peggy. A standard Navy fighter Twin float p'ane. Replacement for Kate ;also used for recon- naissance.With Tony 1 the onl\ lap. aircraft knownto be fitted with Ves- in-Iine, liquid-cooled enffinAGengines. Same as Judy II exceptfor radial engine. Carries one torpedo or two 500 1b. bombs.Old type used in Burma and the Marshall Islands.Unsuccessful as heavj bomber, now used asmilitary transport. Now being replaced by Emily 22.Fastest Navy recon- naissance type- Latest known Navy re- connaissance float-plane. (Continued on page, 149).
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