Kyūshū Q1W

Infobox Aircraft
name = Q1W "Tokai"
type = Anti-submarine bomber
manufacturer = Kyūshū Aircraft Company


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first flight = September 1943
introduced = January 1945
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primary user = Imperial Japanese Navy
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number built = 153
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variants with their own articles =The Kyūshū Q1W "Tokai" (東海 "Eastern Sea"), was a land-based anti-submarine patrol bomber aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II. The Allied code name was "Lorna".

The design may have been derived from the German Junkers Ju 88 medium bomber, the Japanese Navy having received some examples for technical evaluation during the war.

The Navy ordered development as the "17-shi" in September 1942, and the first test flight took place in September 1943. It entered service in January 1945. The Q1W carried two low-power engines, allowing for long periods of low-speed flight, and was the first purpose-designed anti-submarine warfare aircraft in the world.

In same period the K11W1 Shiragiku, a bomber training plane (also used in Kamikaze strikes) and the Q3W1 Nankai ("South Sea"), another specialized antisubmarine version, were constructed. The latter was of all-wood construction and was destroyed during its first flight.

Another specifically antisubmarine airplane was the Mitsubishi Q2M1 "Taiyō"(was derived from Mitsubishi Ki-67 Hiryū "Peggy" Torpedo-bomber), but this did not progress beyond the preliminary design stage.

Variants

* Q1W1 : one prototype.
* Q1W1 Tokai ("East Sea") Mark 11 : production model.
* Q1W2 Mark 21 : modified with tail surfaces in wood.
* Q1W1-K Tokai-Ren ("East Sea-Trainer") : trainer with capacity for four, all-wood construction (one example).

pecifications (Q1W1)

aircraft specifications
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crew=three
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length main= 12.09 m
length alt= 39 ft 8 in
span main= 16.00 m
span alt= 52 ft 6 in
height main= 4.12 m
height alt= 13 ft 6 in
area main= 38.2 m²
area alt= 411 ft²
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empty weight main= 3,102 kg
empty weight alt= 6,839 lb
loaded weight main= 4,800 kg
loaded weight alt= 10,580 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 5,318 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 11,720 lb
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engine (prop)= Hitachi Amakaze-31 9-cylinder radial engines
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number of props=2
power main= 455 kW
power alt= 610 hp
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max speed main=322 km/h
max speed alt= 201 mph
cruise speed main=
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never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
range main= 1,342 km
range alt=839 miles
ceiling main= 4,490 m
ceiling alt= 14,730 ft
climb rate main= 229 m/min
climb rate alt= 751 ft/min
loading main=126 kg/m²
loading alt=26 lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main=0.19 kW/kg
power/mass alt=0.12 hp/lb
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armament=
* 1 × flexible rearward-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun
* 1 or 2 × fixed forward-firing 20 mm Type 99 cannon sometimes fitted
* 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or depth charges
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External links

* [http://www.airtoaircombat.com/detail.asp?id=592 AirToAirCombat.com: Kyushu Q1W Tokai]

ee also

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Junkers Ju 88

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