DeAgostini WWII Aircraft Collection – Kyushu J7W1 Shinden , Imperial Japanese Navy 1945

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                     Kyushu J7W1 Shinden

The Kyūshū J7W1 Shinden (震電, „Magnificent Lightning“) fighter was a World War II Japanese propeller-driven aircraft prototype with wings at the rear of the fuselage, a nose mounted canard, and pusher engine.

Developed by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) as a short-range, land-based interceptor, the J7W was a response to Boeing B-29 Superfortress raids on the Japanese home islands. For interception missions, the J7W was to be armed with four forward-firing 30 mm cannons in the nose.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 9.66 m (31 ft 8 in)
• Wingspan: 11.114 m (36 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.92 m (12 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 20.5 m² (221 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 3,645 kg (8,036 lb)
• Gross weight: 4,928 kg (10,864 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 5,228 kg (11,526 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Ha-43 Model 12 (unified) (MK9D – IJNAS) 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,590 kW (2,130 hp) for take-off

2,020 hp (1,510 kW) at 1,180 m (3,870 ft)

1,160 hp (870 kW) at 8,700 m (28,500 ft)

• J7W2 engine: 1x Ishikawajima Ne-130 8.83 kN (1,984 lbf) turbojet engine

• Propellers: 6-bladed metal constant-speed pusher propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 750 km/h (466 mph; 405 kn) at 8,700 m (28,500 ft)
• Cruise speed: 422 km/h (262 mph; 228 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
• Range: 852 km (529 mi; 460 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
• Time to altitude: 8,000 m (26,000 ft) in 10 minutes 40 seconds
• Wing loading: 240.4 kg/m² (49.2 lb/sq ft)
• Power/mass: 3.1 kg/kW (5.1 lb/hp)

Armament

• Guns: 4× 30 mm (1.181 in) Type 5 cannon with 60 rpg
• Bombs: 4× 30 kg (66 lb) or 4× 60 kg (130 lb) bombs