Nakajima A4N

The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane designed by Nakajima. The first prototype was completed in 1934, but due to engine trouble the aircraft did not see service until 1936. Given the Nakajima internal designation Nakajima YM, the Japanese Navy designation was Navy Type 95 Carrier Fighter. A total of 221 were built.[1]

A4N
Role Fighter aircraft
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company
First flight Autumn 1934
Introduction January 1936
Primary user Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Produced 1935-1940
Number built 221
Developed from Nakajima A2N

Specifications (A4N1)

Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910–1941[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 6.64 m (21 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 22.89 m2 (246.4 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,276 kg (2,813 lb)
  • Gross weight: 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Hikari 1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 500 kW (670 hp) to 544 kW (730 hp)
  • Propellers: 2-bladed Hamilton Standard fixed-pitch metal propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 352 km/h (219 mph, 190 kn) at 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
  • Cruise speed: 233 km/h (145 mph, 126 kn)
  • Range: 846 km (526 mi, 457 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 7,740 m (25,390 ft)
  • Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 3 minutes 30 seconds
  • Wing loading: 76.9 kg/m2 (15.8 lb/sq ft)
  • Power/mass: 0.2884 kW/kg (0.1754 hp/lb)

Armament

  • Guns: 2× fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns
  • Bombs: 2× 30 kg or 2× 60 kg bombs

See also

Related development

Related lists

References

Notes
  1. Mikesh & Abe 1990, pp. 232-233

Bibliography
  • Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.
  • Passingham, Malcolm (November 1995). "Les premiers chasseurs embarqués Nakajima (3e partie): Le A4N1 Type 95" [The First Nakajima Carrier Fighters, Part 3: The A4N1 Type 95]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (33): 7–13. ISSN 1243-8650.
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