Nakajima B6N - Specifications (Nakajima B6N2)

Specifications (Nakajima B6N2)

Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 10.87 m (35 ft 7¾ in)
• Wingspan: 14.89 m (48 ft 10⅜ in)
• Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 5⅝ in)
• Wing area: 37.2 m² (400 ft²)
• Empty weight: 3,010 kg (6,636 lb)
• Loaded weight: 5,200 kg (11,460 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 5,650 kg (12,460 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Kasei 25 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp) (take-off power)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 481 km/h (260 knots, 299 mph) at 4,900 m (16,075 ft)
• Cruise speed: 333 km/h (180 knots, 207 mph) at 4,000 m (13,125 ft)
• Range: 3,046 km (1,644 nmi,1,892 mi)
• Service ceiling: 9,040 m (29,660 ft)
  
• Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 10 min 24 sec

Armament

• Guns: 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 92 machine gun in rear cockpit and 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 92 firing through ventral tunnel
• Bombs: 1 torpedo or 800 kg (1,760 lb) of bombs