Nakajima G8N
| Nakajima G8N | |
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| Type: | Heavy bomber |
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| First flight: |
October 23, 1944 |
| Commissioning: |
was never put into service |
| Production time: |
was never mass-produced |
| Number of pieces: |
4th |
The Nakajima G8N Renzan (German mountain range, mountain range ) was a Japanese bomber from World War II that was never put into service. His allied code name was Rita .
history
Development of the G8N began in 1943 due to a demand for a heavy long-range bomber to replace the Mitsubishi G4M . The pattern should have a range of at least 7,400 km and a top speed of 600 km / h. In addition, better armor and defensive armament as well as a higher bomb load were provided.
The G8N was an all-metal mid- decker with fabric-covered rudder surfaces. In order to enable rapid series production, the structure of the cell was kept quite simple. During the flight tests, problems arose with the turbochargers that could never be resolved satisfactorily. For this reason it was planned to equip the series machines with the 2,200 hp Mitsubishi MK9A.
In June 1945 the project was discontinued due to a lack of aluminum.
Whereabouts of the prototypes
At least one of the four prototypes was destroyed in a US air strike. After the war, a G8N was shipped to the USA for testing.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 22.94 m |
| span | 32.54 m |
| height | 7.20 m |
| Total mass | Max. 32,150 kg |
| drive | four 18-cylinder radial engines Nakajima-NK9K-L-Homare, each 1,472 kW (2,000 PS) |
| Top speed | 592 km / h at an altitude of 8,000 m |
| Climb performance | 8.8 m / s |
| Summit height | 10,200 m |
| largest range | 7,450 km |
| Armament | six 20 mm cannons, four 13 mm machine guns and up to 4,000 kg bombs in the internal weapon bay |
