AIRCRAFT DATA |
TYPE:
Torpedo Bomber, High Altitude Horizontal Bomber |
IJN DESIGNATION:
Type 97 Carrier-borne Attack Plane, Model 12 |
USN DESIGNATION:
Kate |
SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 33' 9"
Wingspan: 52' 5"
Planform: Tapered
Max Loaded Weight: 9,040 lbs
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POWERPLANT:
Engines: One
Type: Nakajima NK1B Sakae 11 fourteen-cylinder double-row air-cooled radial engine
Horsepower: 1,000 hp |
PERFORMANCE:
Range: 1,237 miles
Max Speed: 205 mph at sea level; 225 mph at 8,000'; 235 mph at 11,800'
Ceiling: 27,100 ft |
LANDING GEAR:
Main: Hydraulic inwardly retractable Oleo struts, one per wing
Tail Wheel: Non-retractable strut
Arrester Hook: Flush with fuselage, just forward of tail wheel
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ARMAMENT:
Two 7.7mm machine guns (cowling mounted, forward-firing through propeller)
One 7.7mm machine gun (flexible, rear cockpit)
One 18" torpedo or one 850kg bomb (both on bottom fuselage, slightly off centerline)
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CREW:
Two-three
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