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| Designed by Katsuji Nakamura and Kazuo Ohno and built to an 18-Shi specification for a high-speed single-seat interceptor fighter, the Nakajima J5N1 Tenrai (heavenly thunder) began flight tests in July 1944. A mid-wing monoplane with a raised canopy over the pilot's cockpit, it was powered by two 1484kW Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 radials and had a maximum speed of 597km/h. Armament comprised two 30mm and two 20mm cannon. Six aircraft were built, but as performance was disappointingly below specification no production resulted.
| MODEL | Nakajima J5N "Tenrai" |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Nakajima NK9H "Homare-21", 1484kW |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 597 km/h | 371 mph |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 30mm cannons, 2 x 20mm cannons |
 | A three-view drawing (1412 x 736) |
| Naga, 10.08.2011 20:50 Is there a better three-dimensional representation of the aircraft than the 1412x736 pictured above? reply |
| Glenn, e-mail, 25.06.2011 07:19 The problem with the Japanese was they couln't control their own country & as a result, the military took over the government & the military as well. It wasn't until the final months of the war that they started to understand they needed better planes. ESPECIALLY better armor & self-sealing fuel tanks. As usual, it proved too little, too late. reply | | zhuma, 20.06.2011 13:16 performance was disappointingly below specification no production resulted. reply |
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