| Manufacturer |
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Description |
The Mitsubishi G7M was a proposed twin-engine long-range bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941. |
The Blackburn B-20 was an experimental aircraft, first flying in 1940, that attempted to drastically increase the performance of flying boat designs. |
| First Flight |
|
1940-03-26 |
| Designer |
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation |
John Douglas Rennie |
| Type |
|
Prototype flying boat |
| Length (m) |
20 |
21.0312 |
| Height (m) |
6.09 |
7.62 |
| Cockpit Crew |
7 |
6 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
544 |
492.4593 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5000 |
|
| Armament |
:: 6x 13 mm Type 2 machine guns ::2x 20 mm Type 99 Mark 2 machine gun (classified as machine guns by the IJN); up to 800 kg of bombs |
provision for two turrets and other defensive positions; bomb-cells in centre section |
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Mitsubishi MK10A 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture X-24 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1283 kW (1720 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (planned) |
Royal Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G7M_Taizan |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_B-20 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25 |
24.9936 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
99.0346 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Rolls-Royce Vulture |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |