P1Y Ginga ( Jap. 銀河 , Milky Way) - Japanese medium bomber, twin-engine all-metal monoplane.
| P1Y Ginga | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type of | medium bomber |
| Developer | Yokosuka |
| Chief Designer | Tadanao Miki, Masao Yamana |
| First flight | August 1943 |
| Start of operation | October 1944 |
| End of operation | august 1945 |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators |  Imperial Navy of Japan |
| Years of production | February 1944 - August 1945 |
| Units produced | 1098 |
Designed under the leadership of and . The first flight of the prototype took place in August 1943.
Adopted in October 1944 under the name of the naval bomber Ginga . The Allied code name is Frances . [one]
Performance Specifications
The following characteristics correspond to the modification P1Y1 :
- Specifications
- Crew : 3 people
- Length : 15.0 m
- Wing span : 20.0 m
- Height : 4.3 m
- Wing Area: 55.0 m²
- Empty weight: 7625 kg
- Normal take-off weight: 10,500 kg
- Maximum take-off weight : 13,300 kg
- Powerplant : 2 × Radial Nakajima NK9C Homare 12
- Engine power: 2 × 1825 l. with. (2 × 1360 kW)
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 550 km / h
- Cruising speed : 380 km / h
- Practical range: 4650 km
- Practical ceiling : 9400 m
- Rate of climb : 12 m / s
- Wing load: 245 kg / m²
- Thrust- weight ratio : 260 W / kg (calculated)
- Armament
- Shooting and cannon: 2 × 20 mm guns, type 99 (at the bow and upper fuselage points)
- Combat load: up to 1000 kg of various weapons
- 1 × 800 kg torpedo under the fuselage.
See also
- Tu-2
Notes
- ↑ TV channel Star. D / f “Matua Island”. What were they silent for 70 years? (November 26, 2017). Date of treatment March 10, 2019.