| Manufacturer |
Nakajima Aircraft Company |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The Nakajima J1N is a twin-engined heavy fighter designed and produced by the Nakajima Aircraft Company. |
The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was used extensively in the first two years of the Second World War, with examples still being used as trainers until the end of the war. |
| ICAO Code |
|
BLEN |
| First Flight |
1941-05-01 |
1935-04-12 |
| Entry Into service |
1942-01-01 |
1937-01-01 |
| Production End |
1944-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1945-01-01 |
1944-01-01 |
| Designer |
Nakajima Aircraft Company |
Frank Barnwell |
| Type |
Heavy fighter, night fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
12.77 |
12.8016 |
| Height (m) |
4.562 |
2.7432 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
507.4476 |
428.0855 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
333.3597 |
318.6501 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
8308.848 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
8.7 |
|
| Armament |
4× 20 mm Type 99 cannon, two upward- and two downward-firing, :::or 2× 20 mm Type 99 cannon, firing upward only :::or 3× 20 mm Type 99 cannon, all three firing upward |
:* 1 × .303 in Browning machine gun in port wing :* 1 or 2 × .303 in Browning guns rear-firing in under-nose fairing or Nash & Thompson FN.54 turret :* 2 × .303 in Browning guns in dorsal turret; :* 1200 lb total :* 4 × 250 lb General Purpose bombs or :* 2 × 500 lb GP bombs internally and 8 × 40 lb GP bombs externally :* Finnish Blenheim IV Series VIs carried a 1800 lb load in the bomb bay and 37… |
| National Origin |
Japan |
|
| Number Built |
479 |
4422 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Nakajima NK1F Sakae 21 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 843 kW (1130 hp) each |
2 × Bristol Mercury XV 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 686 kW (920 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force , Finnish Air Force , Royal Yugoslav Air Force |
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_J1N_Gekk%C5%8D |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Blenheim |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
16.98 |
17.0688 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
40 |
43.5715 |
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |