Product Description
Kawanishi's proposal to modify the Kyofu seaplane fighter, which was under prototype development at the time, into a local defense fighter was approved by the Navy, and prototype production was approved at the end of December 1941 as the "Provisional No. 1 Local Defense Fighter."
The aircraft was equipped with Nakajima's new "Homare" engine, and the first prototype made its maiden flight on December 31, 1942, one year after development began. Subsequently, the aircraft was renamed "Shiden Prototype" and development of prototypes continued.
Because the Shiden was a mid-wing monoplane, its main landing gear was very long and had a complex two-stage retraction mechanism.
Its most distinctive feature was the automatic combat flaps, inherited from the strong winds of the aircraft. These flaps would lower during dogfights when high lift was needed and raise in the opposite conditions.
The Shiden 11 Model A (N1K1-Ja) was officially adopted in November 1944.
The two 7.7mm machine guns in the nose were removed, leaving only the muzzles.
[Actual device data]
Crew: 1
Overall width: 12.00m
Total length: 8.885m
Overall height: 4.058m
Fully equipped weight: 3,900kg
Engine: Homare 21 (Takeoff power 1,990 hp)
Maximum speed: 583km/h (altitude 5,900m)
Armament: 4 x 20mm machine guns
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )
Item Size/Weight : 34 x 19.2 x 5.5 cm / 285g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- 09089
- JAN code
- 4967834191891
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 3 per household.