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Nakajima B5N torpedo bomber

 

 

B5N2

  

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
B5N1 torpedo bomber 11/1937 - 1940 ~500 8/1945 3 seats, Nakajima Hikari 3 engine (770 hp), 1 MG, 1 800-kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs, 365 km/h
B5N2 1940 - 3/1944 ~650 8/1945 Nakajima NK1B Sakae 11 engine (1000 hp)

 

Modification

B5N2

Wing span, m

15.52

Length, m

10.30

Height, m

3.70

Wings area, m2

37.70

Empty mass, kg

2279

Full flying-off mass, kg

3800
Engine 1 Nakajima NK1B Sakae 11
Power, h. p. 1000
Maximal speed, km/h 378
Cruise speed, km/h 260
Flying range, km 1990
Vertical speed, m/s 6.6
Maximal altitude, m 8260
Complement 3
Armament 1 x 7.7 92-shiki MG, 1 800-kg torpedo or 800 kg of bombs

B5N2

B5N2

 

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