Šówa L2D [Tabby]

Showa L2D - přehled verzí
Showa L2D - přehled version


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Showa L2D1
2 prototypes in 1939 and 1940, American engines, it was a production prototypeů, crew of 3 + 21 pasžers;


Showa L2D2 11
from 1940 production at Nakajima and from the end of 1942 production at Showa, the largest version, Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 engines


Showa L2D2-1a 11
variant, which had a solid floor for carrying cargo that could be až 4500 kg.


Showa L2D3 22
Mitsubishi Kinsei 51 (53) engines with 1300 hp, max speed increased to 394 km/h, extended cabin glazing; large cargo door on port side, 21 dropship loadsřů


Showa L2D3-1a
higher load capacity floor variant, 4500 kg load


Showa L2D4 32
armed version 1x machine gun Type 2 caliber 13,2 mm in hřbeta dome and 2x machine gun Type 92 caliber 7,7 mm for side window střelb, only a few units produced, basic crew of 5 men;

Showa L2D5 33
As before, the 1,560 hp Mitsubishi MK8P Kinsei 62 engines were designed to eliminate the higher weight of the structure, where lightweight metal alloys were replaced by wood and steel, only the prototypes


Production was carried out in factories:
Showa Hikoki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Nakajima Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha


Sources used:
Rene J. Francillion PhD, Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, Naval Institute Press, 1987, ISBN-13: 978-0870213137
Sources used
Tadeusz Januszewski and Kryzysztof Zalewski, Japońskie samoloty marynarski 1912-1945 díl 2, Lampart, 2000, ISBN 83-86776-00-05
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