Q2M
Role Anti-Submarine Patrol aircraft
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Mitsubishi
Developed from Mitsubishi Ki-67

The Mitsubishi Q2M "Tai'yō" (大洋, Great Sea) design was derived from the Mitsubishi Ki-67-I Hiryū ("Peggy") heavy/torpedo bomber of the Japanese Army (and "Yasukuni" Navy's torpedo bomber version). It was ordered for design and construction in the last stages of war.

Development

Powerful engines of 1,353 kW (1,840 hp) would have been used to drive five-blade propellers. Such an aircraft would have been managed by five or six crew. Due to technical troubles and a long development of the theoretical design, this aircraft did not advance from paper plans in last days of conflict.

Specification (Q2M)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 6
  • Length: 18.75 m (61 ft 6 in)
  • Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
  • Height: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
  • Empty weight: 8,850 kg (19,511 lb)
  • Gross weight: 13,600 kg (29,983 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi Kasei 25 Otsu 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,353 kW (1,815 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 490 km/h (300 mph, 260 kn)
  • Range: 2,415 km (1,501 mi, 1,304 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,704 m (12,200 ft)

Armament

Avionics

  • Type 3 Model 1 Magnetic Anomaly Detector (KMX)
  • Type 3 Ku-6 Model 4 Radar
  • ESM Antenna equipment

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 日本陸海軍計画機〜1945 [Japanese Army and Navy Project Aircraft ~1945], Tokyo: Koei, July 1997, p. 170, ISBN 978-4877194901

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