| Manufacturer |
Yakovlev |
Nakajima Aircraft Company |
| 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 Nakajima LB-2 was a long-range, land-based bomber developed in Japan for use by the Imperial Japanese Navy. |
| First Flight |
|
1936-01-01 |
| Designer |
Yakovlev |
Kenichi Matsumara |
| Type |
Carrier-based airborne early warning and control |
|
| Length (m) |
20.39 |
19.33 |
| Height (m) |
7 |
5.45 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
740 |
328 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
242 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13000 |
|
| Armament |
|
2 × 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 92 machine guns; 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
Japan |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Progress D-27 propfan, 10290 kW (13799 hp) each |
2 × Nakajima Hikari 2, 600 kW (805 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Manchukuo National Airways |
| Status |
Cancelled before prototype construction |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakovlev_Yak-44 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_LB-2 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25.7 |
26.69 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
97.96 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Progress D-27 |
Nakajima Hikari |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |