


P1Y Ginga
Country | Japan |
Manufacturer | Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal |
Primary Role | Medium Bomber |
Maiden Flight | 1 August 1943 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe P1Y Ginga ("Galaxy") Navy Type 11 medium bombers were twin-engine land-based aircraft designed for the Japanese Navy as replacements for the G4M bombers. The design was complex, which caused problems with manufacturing and servicing on the front lines. 97 night fighter variants, P1Y2-S Kyokko ("Aurora") were also built, but many of them were reverted to the standard bomber configuration due to poor performance in that role. During the production life of the design, 1,002 were built by Nakajima Aircraft Company.
ww2dbaseThe Allied code name for the design was "Frances".
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Jul 2007
SPECIFICATIONS
P1Y1a Ginga
Machinery | Two Nakajima HK9C Homare 12 radial engine rated at 1,825hp each |
Armament | 1x20mm nose Type 99 cannon, 1x13mm tail Type 2 machine gun, 1,000kg of bombs or 1x800kg torpedo |
Crew | 3 |
Span | 20.00 m |
Length | 15.00 m |
Height | 4.30 m |
Wing Area | 55.00 m² |
Weight, Empty | 7,265 kg |
Weight, Loaded | 13,500 kg |
Speed, Maximum | 547 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9,400 m |
Range, Maximum | 5,370 km |
P1Y2-S Kyokko
Machinery | Two Mitsubishi MK4T-A Kasei 25a radial engine rated at 1,850hp each |
Armament | 2x20mm nose Type 99 cannon, 1x20mm tail Type 2 cannon, 1,000kg of bombs or 1x800kg torpedo |
Crew | 3 |
Span | 20.00 m |
Length | 15.00 m |
Height | 4.30 m |
Wing Area | 55.00 m² |
Weight, Empty | 7,265 kg |
Weight, Loaded | 13,500 kg |
Speed, Maximum | 547 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 9,400 m |
Range, Maximum | 5,370 km |
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