FightersJapanese fighter prototype
Nakajima J5N
The Nakajima J5N Tenrai (天雷, heaven thunder) was an abandoned Japanese prototype fighter aircraft of the World War II era. J5N was developed as twin-engine interceptor for countering attacks by Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Nakajima
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- Japan
- First flight
- 1944-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 322 kt
- Max speed
- 360 kt
- Service ceiling
- 19,690 ft
- Rate of climb
- 3,000 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 16,094 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Nakajima Homare 21 18-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 37.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 47 ft
- Height
- 7.8 ft
- Number built
- 6
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.