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Nakajima C6N1 Saiun |
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Scale 1:33 |
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Author: Lukasz Fuczek |
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File Size: 26.0Mb |
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Nakajima C6N1 Saiun
11 Hikotai, 762 Kokutai
Katori Air Base, Japan
January 1945
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Price $14.00 |
Model # 063 |
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This model, in
printed format, is available from Answer |
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If ordering a CD, please
add $5.75
for Shipping & Handling. One charge per order. |
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Technical data: |
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Length |
11.00 m |
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Span |
12.50 m |
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Engine |
1 x Nakajima NK9B Homare 11, 1,990hp |
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Max Speed |
610 km/h |
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Armament |
1 x 7.92mm Type 1 machine-gun |
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Crew |
3 |
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The C6N originated in a 1942 Imperial Japanese Navy
specification for a carrier-based reconnaissance plane with a top speed of
650 km/h at 6,000 m and range of 4,960 km. Nakajima's initial proposal,
designated N-50, was for a craft with two 1,000 hp engines housed
in tandem in the fuselage, driving two propellers mounted on the wings.
With the development of the 2,000 hp class Nakajima Homare engine, though,
this configuration was abandoned and Nakajima decided on a more
conventional single-engine layout. However, the Homare's output turned out
to be less than initially expected, so the design had to be optimized in
other areas. The resulting aircraft was designed around a long and
extremely narrow cylindrical fuselage, just large enough in diameter to
accommodate the engine. The crew of three sat in tandem under a single
canopy, while equipment was similarly arranged in a line along the
fuselage. The C6N's low mounted laminar flow wing housed fuel tanks and
was fitted with both Fowler and slit flaps and leading edge slats to lower
the aircraft's landing speed to ease use aboard aircraft carriers. The
first flight was on May 15, 1943, with the prototype demonstrating a speed
of 639 km/h.
Although designed for carrier use, by the time it entered service in
September 1944, there were few carriers left for it to operate from, so
most were used from land bases. Its speed was exemplified by a famous
telegraph sent after a successful mission: "No Grummans can catch us."
Despite its speed and performance, on 15 August 1945, a C6N1 was the last
aircraft to be shot down in World War II. Just five minutes later, the war
was over and all Japanese aircraft were grounded. |
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Beta-build model built and photographed by the author. |
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