WWII Fighter Kawanishi N1K2-J Shiden Free Aircraft Paper Model Download

This fighter paper model is from paper-replika. The Kawanishi N1K was an Imperial Japanese Navy floatplane fighter. The Kawanishi N1K-J Shiden was an Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service land-based version of the N1K. Assigned the Allied codename “George“, the N1K-J was considered by both its pilots and opponents to be one of the finest land-based fighters flown by the Japanese during World War II.

The N1K possessed a heavy armament and, unusual for a Japanese fighter, could absorb considerable battle damage. The N1K-J evenly matched the F6F Hellcat and was a better match than the A6M Zero for such aircraft as the F4U Corsair and P-51 Mustang. Despite such capability, it was produced too late and in insufficient numbers to affect the outcome of the war.

About N1K2-J:

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 30 ft 7 in (9.3 m)
• Wingspan: 39 ft 4 in (12.0 m)
• Height: 13 ft 0 in (3.9 m)
• Wing area: 253 ft² (23.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,855 lb (2,656 kg)
• Loaded weight: 8,820 lb (4,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 10,710 lb (4,860 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Homare NK9H radial engine, 1,990 hp (1,480 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 369 mph (594 km/h)
• Range: 1,066 mi; 1,488 mi (2,395 km) ferry (1,716 km / 2,395 km)
• Service ceiling: 35,500 ft (10,800 m)
• Rate of climb: 4,000 ft/min (high octane fuel) (20.3 m/s)
• Wing loading: 34 lb/ft² (166 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.226 hp/lb (0.305 kW/kg)

Armament

• 4× 20 mm Type 99 Model 2 Mk 4 cannon in wings. 200 rounds per gun (up from 100 rounds per gun internally and 70 rounds per gun in underwing boots for the early N1K1-J). The 20×101 mm round had an effective range of 1,000 m (3,280 ft) and a muzzle velocity of 700 m/s (2,297 ft/s). The 128 g shell had 6-8% HE. Rate of fire was about 500 rounds/min per gun. The guns were synchronized to converge at 200 m (656 ft).
• 2× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs
• 1× 400 L (105 gal) drop tank

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