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Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate"


Type: Fighter
Origin: Nakajima
Crew: One
Allied Code Name: Nate (See Comments)
Models: Ki-27a & b
First Flight: N/A
Service Delivery: Late 1937
Final Delivery: 1942
Production:
    3,399 (2,020 by Nakajima, 1,379 by Mansyu)

Powerplant:
Ki-27a:
    Model: Nakajima Ha-1b
    Type: Air-Cooled radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 710 hp

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 37 ft. 1½ in. (11.31m)
Length: 24 ft. 8½ in. (7.53m)
Height: 10 ft. 8 in. (3.25m)
Wing Area: 199.68 sq. ft. (18.55m²)
  Weights:
Empty: 2,447 lb (1110 kg)
Loaded: 3,946 lb (1790 kg)

Performance:
Max. Speed: 292 mph (470 kph) at 11,485 ft.
Service Ceiling: 40,190 ft. (12250m)
Range: 389 miles (625 km)

Armament:
Two 7.7mm forward firing machine guns.

Comments: Initially known as "Abdul" in the China-Burma-India Theater.


Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5

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