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Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseIn 1931, the Japanese Army adopted Nakajima Aircraft Company's NC design as the Army Type 91 Fighter. Between 1931 and 1934, 420 production examples of these parasol wing monoplanes were built in Japan by Nakajima and Ishikawajima; a smaller number were built in the Japanese-sponsored state of Manchukuo by the Manshu Aircraft Company. Although they were officially superseded by 1937, a small number of them remained in service with Japanese and Manchukuo forces in China.

SPECIFICATIONS

Type 91

Machinery	One Bristol Jupiter VII 9-cylinder radial engine rated at 520hp
Armament	2x7.7mm Type 89 machine guns
Crew	1
Span	11.00 m
Length	7.26 m
Height	2.79 m
Wing Area	20.00 m²
Weight, Empty	1,075 kg
Weight, Loaded	1,530 kg
Speed, Maximum	300 km/h
Service Ceiling	9,000 m

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2.  C. Peter Chen says:
20 Jul 2012 05:13:39 PM

Thanks for spotting the mistake, Rob! It has been corrected.