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"Milky Way"
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Type: Medium-bomber Origin: Yokosuka Crew: N/A Allied Code Name: Francis Models: P1Y1 to P1Y2 First Flight: August 1943 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: N/A Production: 1,098 Powerplant: P1Y Prototype: Model: Nakajima HK9B Homare 11 Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 1,820 hp P1Y1a: Model: Nakajima HK9C Homare 12 Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 1,825 hp P1Y2-S: Model: Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25a Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 1,850 hp Dimensions: Wing Span: 65 ft. 7½ in. (20.00m) Length: 49 ft. 2 in. (15.00m) Height: 14 ft. 1 in. (4.30m) Wing Area: 592.03 sq. ft. (55.00m²) Weights: Empty: 16,017 lb (7,265 kg) Loaded: 29,762 lb (13,500 kg) Performance: Max. Speed: 340 mph (547 kph) at 19,355 ft. (5,900m) Service Ceiling: 30,840 ft. (9,400m) Range: 3,337 miles (5370 km) Armament: P1Y: One 7.7mm machine gun firing forward One 20mm cannon firing to the rear |
Armament (Cont.): P1Y1: One 20mm cannon firing forward One 20mm cannon firing to the rear P1Y1a: One 20mm cannon firing forward One 13mm machine gun firing to the rear P1Y1b: One 20mm cannon firing forward Two 13mm machine guns firing to the rear P1Y1c: One 13mm machine gun firing forward Two 13mm machine guns firing to the rear P1Y1-S: Four 20mm cannon firing Obliquely forward One 13mm machine gun firing to the rear P1Y2-S: Two 20mm cannon firing Obliquely forward One 20mm cannon firing to the rear Payload: P1Y1 Up to 2,205 lb. (1000 kg) of bombs or one 1,764 lb. (800 kg) torpedo. Variants: P1Y Prototypes: Six aircraft. P1Y1 Ginga: Initial production aircraft. P1Y1a: Production aircraft. P1Y1b: Production aircraft. P1Y1c: Production aircraft. P1Y1-S: Night fighter converted from P1Y1. P1Y2-S: Production Night fighter. P1Y2: Production bomber. Armamnet as P1YA. Powerplant as P1Y2-S. P1Y2a: Production bomber as P1Y2. Armament as P1Y1a P1Y2b: Production bomber as P1Y2. Armament as P1Y1b P1Y2c: Production bomber as P1Y2. Armament as P1Y1c |
Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
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