Kawanishi J6K
The Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu ("Squall") was an interceptor fighter design developed by the Japanese company Kawanishi Kōkūki KK in the early 1940s.
| J6K1 Jinpu | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Interceptor aircraft |
| National origin | Japan |
| Manufacturer | Kawanishi Aircraft Company |
| Status | design only |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (intended) |
| Number built | 0 |
| Developed from | Kawanishi J3K |
Design and development
The J6K1 was an improved version of the J3K1 with a more powerful engine. Instead of using the Mitsubishi MK9A, it used the Nakajima NK9A Homare 42 engine. The design reached the mockup phase, but not long before the worsening war situation prompted its cancellation in 1944.[1]
Specifications (J6K1)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 10.118 m (33 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.3 m (14 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 26 m2 (280 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 2,940 kg (6,482 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,373 kg (9,641 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,886 kg (10,772 lb)
- Powerplant: × Nakajima NK9A Homare 42 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,600 kW (2,200 hp)
- Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 685 km/h (426 mph, 370 kn) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Range: 2,055 km (1,277 mi, 1,110 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 13,600 m (44,600 ft)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2× 13.2 mm (0.520 in) Type 3 aircraft machine guns
- 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Type 5 cannon
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Fiat G.55 Centauro
- Hawker Tempest
- Kawanishi N1K2-J
- Kawasaki Ki-100
- Lavochkin La-7
- Messerschmitt Bf 109G
- Mitsubishi J2M3
- North American P-51D Mustang
- Reggiane Re.2005 Sagittario
- Republic P-47N Thunderbolt
Related lists
References
- "Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu (Squall)". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Francillon, Rene (March 1987). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War (2nd (American) ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 490. ISBN 978-0870213137.
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