Nakajima

Nakajima B5N

Torpedo bomber

  • First flight1937
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1,150 ca.
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
3
Length
10.3 m
Wingspan
15.518 m
Height
3.7 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
378 km/h
Range
978 km
Service ceiling
8,260 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Nakajima Sakae 11 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (1,000 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun 'Ru' (Lewis) in rear dorsal position, fed by hand loaded drum magazines of 97 rounds. A number of B5N1s were equipped with 2 × 7.7 Type 97 machine guns in the wings.; Bombs: 1 × 800 kg (1,760 lb) Type 91 torpedo or 1 × 800 kg (1,760 lb) bomb or 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or 6 × 60 kg (132 lb) bombs