Nakajima A2N
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| Nakajima Type 90 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Carrier-borne fighter |
| Manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| Designed by | Takao Yoshida |
| Maiden flight | 1929 |
| Status | out of service |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Produced | 1932-1936 |
| Number built | approx 100 (A2N) + 66 (A3N) |
The Nakajima A2N or Nakajima Type 90 was a Japanese carrier-borne fighter of the 1930s.
It was single-engine, biplane of mixed construction, with a fixed, tailwheel undercarriage.
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[edit] Development
The A2N was developed as a private venture by Nakajima for the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was based loosely on the Boeing Model 69 and Boeing Model 100, examples of both having been imported in 1928 and 1929 respectively. Takao Yoshida led the design team. Two prototypes were ready by December 1929. Powered by Bristol Jupiter VI engines, these were rejected, not being regarded as offering a significant improvement over the A1N.
Jingo Kurihara carried out a partial redesign and another prototype, the A2N1, powered by a 432-kW (580-hp) Nakajima Kotobuki 2, was completed in May 1931. The type was adopted by the Navy in April 1932.
A two-seat trainer was later developed from the Type 90 as the A3N1.
[edit] Operational history
About 100 A2Ns were produced from 1932 to 1936 by Nakajima and Sasebo followed by 66 trainers from 1936 to 1939,
The Type 90 was shipped aboard the Hōshō, Kaga and Ryujo.
[edit] Variants
- A2N
- A2N1
- A2N2 (Type 90-III) - principal production variant. Five degrees of dihedral on upper mainplane.
- A2N3 - two-seat trainer
A3N1 - two-seat trainer
[edit] Aircraft markings
[edit] Specifications (A2N1)
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 6.18 m (20 ft 3.4 in)
- Wingspan: 9.37 m (30 ft 9 in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Nakajima Kotobuki 2 air-cooled radial 2-blade, 336 kW (450 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 293 km/h (158 knots, 182 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling: 7,000 m (22,966 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament
2x7.7-mm (0.303-in) Type-97 machineguns
[edit] References
- ^ Green, W; Swanborough, G (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.
[edit] External links
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Designation sequence
- A1N - A2N
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