Kawanishi N1K1-J
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Shiden
(Violet Lightning), George (official Allied reporting name) |
||
| Type |
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Kawanishi Aircraft
Company |
||
| Production | 1532 All-model aircraft produced. |
||
| Prototype first flight | N1K1: 6 May 1942 |
Introduction | 1943 |
N1K1-J: 27 December 1942 |
|||
N1K2-J: 31 December 1943 |
|||
| Variants (N1K1-J Shiden) | |||
| N1K1-J | Prototypes: development of fighter hydroplane N1K1 Kyofu, with 1,820 hp Homare 11 engine. | ||
| N1K1-J Shiden Model 11: | Navy Land Based Interceptor, first production model with 1990 hp Homare 21 engine and revised cover, armed with two 7.7 mm Type 97 machine guns and two 20 mm Type 99 cannons. Modified total-vision cockpit. | ||
| N1K1-Ja Shiden Model 11A: | without frontal 7.7 mm Type 97s, only four 20 mm Type 99s in wings. | ||
| N1K1-Jb Shiden Model 11B: | similar to Model 11A amongst load two 250 kg bombs, revised wing weapons. | ||
| N1K1-Jc Shiden Model 11C: | definitive fighter-bomber version, derived from Model 11B. Four bomb racks under wings. | ||
| N1K1-J KAIa | Experimental version with auxiliary rocket. One Model 11 conversion. | ||
| N1K1-J KAIb | Conversion for dive bombing. One 250 kg bomb under belly and six rockets under wings. | ||
| Variants (N1K2-J Shiden-KAI) | |||
| N1K2-J Prototypes: | Prototypes: development of fighter hydroplane N1K1 Kyofu, with 1820 hp Homare 11 engine. | ||
| N1K2-J Shiden KAI Model 21: | Navy Land Based Interceptor, first model of series with a Nakajima Homare 21 engine. | ||
| N1K2-Ja Shiden KAI Model 21A: | Fighter Interceptor version: ,000 hp Homare 21-18 engine with a low wing and larger prop design with four 250 kg ground bombs. Fixed problem with teething pains of N1K2 J at high altitude. | ||
| N1K2-K Shiden Kai Rensen 1, Model A: | Fighter Trainer, modified from N1K-J Series with two seats, operative or factory conversions. | ||
| Variants (Further variants) | |||
| N1K3-J Shiden KAI 1, Model 31: | Prototypes: Engines displaced to ahead, two 13.2 mm Type 3 machine guns in front, 2 built. | ||
| N1K3-A Shiden KAI 2, Model 41: | Prototypes: Carrier-based version of N1K3-J, 2 built. | ||
| N1K4-J Shiden KAI 3, Model 32: | Prototypes: 2000 hp Homare 23 engine, 2 built. | ||
| N1K4-A Shiden KAI 4, Model 42 | Prototype: Experimental conversion of N1K4-J example with equipment for use in carriers, 1 built. | ||
| N1K5-J Shiden KAI 5, Model 25: | High-Altitude Interceptor version with Mitsubishi HA-43 (MK9A) with 2200 takeoff hp, project only. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.885 m |
Empty Weight | 2897 kg |
| Wingspan | 12 m |
Loaded Weight | 3900 kg |
| Height | 4.06 m |
Maximum Take-Off Weight | 4321 kg |
| Wing area | 23.5 m² |
Wing loading | 166 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Wings mounted | 4x 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 Mark
2 guns |
Ammunition Carried |
4 x ? |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
|
| Bombs | 2× 250 kg bombs |
|||
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Nakajima NK9H Homare 21 |
Type & Displacement | 18-cylinder air-cooled
radial, 35.8 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1975 hp at sea level |
Power/Weight Ratio | 506.41 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 477 L (internal)
+ 323 L (drop tank), maximum 800 L
|
||
(*) with Loaded Weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 571 km/h
at 3500 kg at sea level, 656 km/h at 6100 m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed* | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12009 m |
| Rate of Climb | 19.7 m/s at 3500 kg
at sea level |
Range | 1078 km at 272 km/h, 813 km at 391 km/h |
| Ferry Range | 1746 km with drop tank at 269 km/h, 1078 km with drop tank at 381.5 km/h |
||
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | militaryfactory.com | ||
Drawings |
