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Nakajima Ki-34/L1N1
"Thora"
Type: Short Range Light Transport
Origin: Nakajima
Crew: Three crew/Eight passengers
Allied Code Name: Thora
Models: Ki-34 & L1N1
First Flight: September 12, 1936
Service Delivery: 1937
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: 318 (19 by Nakajima, 299 by Tachikawa)
Powerplant:
Prototype:
    Model: Nakajima Kotobuki 2-1
    Type: Air-Cooled radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 580 hp

K-34/L1N1:
    Model: Nakajima Kotobuki 41
    Type: Air-Cooled radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 710 hp
   Dimensions:
Wing Span: 65 ft. 0 in. (19.81m)
Length: 59 ft. 2¼ in. (15.30m)
Height: 13 ft. 7½ in. (4.15m)
Wing Area: 529.60 sq. ft. (49.20m²)

Weights:
Empty: 7,716 lb (3500 kg)
Loaded: 11,574 lb (5250 kg)

Performance:
Max. Speed: 224 mph (360 kph) at 11,025 ft.
Service Ceiling: 22,965 ft. (7000m)
Range: 746 miles (1200 km)
Armament:
None
Comments: Originally designed as a civil transport, the Nakajima AT-2 was adopted by the Imperial Japanese Army in 1937 as the Ki-34. Later a number of these Army machines were transferred to the Imperial Navy and redesignated L1N1.
Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
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