| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Yakovlev Yak-44 () was a proposed twin-turboprop Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft, resembling the United States Navy's E-2 Hawkeye, intended for use with the Soviet Navy's Ulyanovsk class supercarriers. |
The Mitsubishi G7M was a proposed twin-engine long-range bomber designed for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1941. |
| Designer |
Yakovlev |
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Carrier-based airborne early warning and control |
|
| Length (m) |
20.39 |
20 |
| Height (m) |
7 |
6.09 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
7 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
740 |
544 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13000 |
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 |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Progress D-27 propfan, 10290 kW (13799 hp) each |
2 × Mitsubishi MK10A 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (planned) |
| Status |
Cancelled before prototype construction |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-44 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_G7M_Taizan |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.7 |
25 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Progress D-27 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |