Kyushu Q1W
| Kyushu Q1W Tokai | |
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 Kyushu Q1W1 "Tokai" |
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| Type: | Anti-submarine aircraft , maritime patrol aircraft |
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| First flight: |
September 1943 |
| Commissioning: |
January 1944 |
| Number of pieces: |
153 |
The Kyūshū Q1W1 Tokai ( Japanese 東海 , "Eastern Sea", allied code name "Lorna") was a Japanese military aircraft in World War II .
development
The Q1W1 was a simple aircraft design ( cantilever low wing aircraft with two radial engines and retractable tail-wheel landing gear) that the Japanese Navy used for submarine hunting during World War II (it was one of the first - if not the first aircraft type - designed and dedicated for this purpose) has been put into service) and used for maritime surveillance. Some machines were equipped with simple radar and submarine search devices. Kyūshū Hikōki (until 1943 Watanabe Tekkōjo ) constructed the model in 1942, the first flight was in September 1943, the commissioning in early 1944. A total of 153 machines were built, including the variants Q1W1-K (four-seat training aircraft for the electronic devices, made entirely of wood) and Q1W2, where the rear fuselage structure was made of wood.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Dates (Kyūshū Q1W1) |
|---|---|
| crew | 3 men (pilot, copilot, gunner) |
| span | 16.00 m |
| Wing area | 38.20 m² |
| length | 12.09 m |
| height | 4.12 m |
| Empty mass | 3100 kg |
| Takeoff mass | normal 4800 kg maximum 5318 kg |
| Wing loading | 126 kg / m² |
| drive | two Hitachi Amakaze 31 radial engines, each with 610 HP (449 kW) |
| Top speed | 320 km / h at an altitude of 1340 m |
| Service ceiling | 4500 m |
| Rate of climb | 229 m / min |
| Range | 1460 km |
| Armament | one or two 20 mm MK , a movable 7.7 mm rear gun , up to 500 kg bombs / depth charges |
| electronic equipment |
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