Title: Name: | Mitsubishi J2M3 21 | Mitsubishi J2M3 21 |
Original title: Original Name: | 二一型 | |
Category: Category: | fighter aircraft | fighter aeroplane |
Manufacturer: Producer: | 三菱重工業株式会社, Mitsubishi Jūkōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha (307 aircraft) Koza Kaigun Kokusho (128 aircraft) | |
Period of production: Production Period: | XX.02.1944-XX.07.1945 | |
Made pieces: Number of Produced: | 438 | |
the First take-off: Maiden Flight: | XX.10.1943 | |
Credits: Crew: | 1 | |
Basic characteristics: Basic Characteristics: | ||
Takeoff and landing: Take-off and Landing: | CTOL - conventional takeoff and landing | CTOL - conventional take-off and landing |
the Arrangement of the wings: Arrangement of Wing: | monoplane | monoplane |
the Arrangement of the airplane: Aircraft Concept: | classic | conventional |
Chassis: Undercarriage: | retractable | retractable |
Landing gear: Landing Gear: | wheels | wheels |
Technical data: Technical Data: | ||
empty Weight: Empty Weight: | 2574 kg | 5675 lb |
take-off weight: Take-off Weight: | 3435 kg | 7573 lb |
Maximum takeoff weight: The Maximum Take-off Weight: | 3946 kg | 8699 lb |
Margin: Wingspan: | 10,795 m | 35ft 5in |
Length: Length: | 9,700 m | 31ft of 9.88 in |
Height: Height: | 3,810 m | 12ft 6 inches |
wing Area: Wing Area: | 20,05 m2 | 215.82 ft2 |
Wing loading: Wing Loading: | of 171.3 kg/m2 | 35.09 lb/ft2 |
Drive: Propulsion: | ||
Category: Category: | piston | piston |
Number of engines: Number of Engines: | 1 | |
Type: Type: | Mitsubishi Kasei MK4R-F (Ha-32-23) on the take-off power 1 357 kW, 1 193 kW in h= 1 300 m and 1 126 kW h= 4 150 m Propeller: VDM čtyřlistá with a constant rate of speed by an average of 3 300 mm | Mitsubishi MK4R-F Kasei 23a fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial, rated at 1,820 hp for take-off, 1,600 hp at 4,265 ft and 1,510 hp at 13,615 ft, driving a four-blade constant-speed metal propeller of 10ft 9,91 in diameter |
the Volume of the fuel tanks: Fuel Tank Capacity: | 570 l + 400 l in the ballast tanks 64 l oil | 125.4 UK gallons and 88 UK gallons in the drop tank 14.08 UK gallons Oil |
Feats: Performance: | ||
Maximum speed: Maximum Speed: | 596 km/h in 5450 m | 370.3 mph in 17881 ft |
Travel speed: Cruise Speed: | 426 km/h at 6000 m | 264.7 mph in 19685 ft |
Rate of climb: Climb Rate: | ? m/s | ? ft/min |
Time output to the height: Time to Climb: | 5,63 min to 6000 m | 5,63 min it 19685 ft |
Operating altitude: Service Ceiling: | 11520 m | 37795 ft |
Range: Range: | 1055 km | 655.5 |
Maximum range: Maximum Range: | 2520 km | 1565.9 me |
Armament: Armament: | 2x fixed cannon the Type 99-1 Model 4 caliber 20 mm (after 190 rounds each) and 2x fixed cannon Type 99-2 Model 2 the caliber of 20 mm (after 210 rounds each) External curtains: 2x 60 kg bombs or 2x auxiliary fuel tank with volume 200 l | Two fixed forward-firing 0.79 inch Type 99-2 Model 2 cannons in wing-mounted, 210 rpg and two fixed forward-firing 0.79 inch [the Type 99-1 Model 4 cannons in wing-mounted, 190 rpg. External stores: two 132 lb bombs or two 44 UK gallons drop tanks. |
User states: User States: | Japan (Imperial naval air force) | Japan (Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service) |
Note: Note: | 雷電 / Raiden - Thunderbolt (japanese) / Jack 三一型 / - / Naval interceptor fighter Raiden model 21 | 雷電 / Raiden - "Thunderbolt" / The Allied codename was "Jack" 三一型 / - / Navy interceptor fighter Raiden Model 21 |
Source: Sources: | Famous Airplanes of the World, Navy Interceptor "Raiden", Bunrindo Co., Ltd., Well.61, 1996-11, ISBN978-4-89319-058-1 http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/j2m.htm author archive |