Nakajima G5N
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| G5N Shinzan | |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavy bomber |
| Manufacturer | Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| Maiden flight | 10 April 1941 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Primary user | IJN Air Service |
| Produced | 7 |
The Nakajima G5N Shinzan (Mountain Recess) was a Japanese heavy bomber of World War II. It was a four-engine, mid-wing monoplane with a tricycle undercarriage and twin tailfins.
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[edit] Design and development
The Shinzan was a long-range, heavy bomber developed using technology from the Douglas DC-4E airliner. It first flew on 10 April 1941.
[edit] Operational history
Only a mere six[1] or seven Shinzans were built. Four of which were used as long-range transports by the Imperial Japanese Navy, two G5N1 and two G5N2 under the new designation G5N2-L. The Shinzan was allocated the Allied reporting code-name "Liz".
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (G5N1)
Data from Virtual Aircraft Museum[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 7-10
- Length: 31.02 m (101 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 42.12 m (138 ft 2 in)
- Height: (27 ft 6 in)
- Wing area: 201.8 m² (2171.37 ft²)
- Empty weight: 20,100 kg (44,300 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 32,000 kg (70,528 lb)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 420 km/h (227 knots, 261 mph)
- Cruise speed: 370 km/h (200 knots, 230 mph)
- Range: 4,260 km (2,302 nm, 2,648 mi)
- Service ceiling 7,450 m (24,442 ft)
Armament
- 2 × 20 mm Type 99 cannon
- 4 × 7.7 mm (0.303-in) Type 97 machine gun
- 2,000-4,000-kg (4,408-8,816-lbs) bombs
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Francillon 1979, p. 425.
- ^ Nakajima G5N Shinzan.
[edit] Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 2nd edition 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.
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