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| J5N1 Tenrai High-performance interceptor |
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| Nakajima J5N1 Tenrai (Heavenly Thunder) Nakajima designed the Tenrai as a high-performance interceptor but the experimental fighter never met its expected performance and the firm did not build any production airplanes. The Japanese Army instructed Nakajima to develop a single-seat, twin-engine aircraft to meet requirements set fourth early in 1943.. |
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The design goals called for a top speed of 667 kph at 6,000 m (414 mph at 19,685 ft). The army wanted this fighter to carry heavy guns so Nakajima installed two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannons. Katsuji Nakamura and Kazuo Ohno, the same team that designed the Nakajima J1N1 Gekko IRVING (see NASM collection), also laid out the Tenrai and both designs had numerous common features. One visible difference was the smaller, all-round-vision canopy that enclosed a Tenrai pilot.
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In July 1944, the first prototype was ready. Flight trials were disappointing and the fighter managed a maximum speed of only 597 kph (371 mph), well below army specifications. Nakajima built only six prototypes (two were two-seat variants) before the program was cancelled. |
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NASM has the last remaining Tenrai prototype, but it is incomplete. Only the aft fuselage and fin, a left wing panel, and some of the fuel cells remain. The origin of the Museum's Tenrai parts is unknown. They probably came to the U. S. for evaluation aboard aircraft carriers, part of a group of 145 Japanese planes brought here by the United States Navy for technical evaluation. Whether anyone actually flew the interceptor and why it was reduced to pieces remains a mystery. Link |
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TECHNICAL DATA Description: Twin-engined single - or two-seat interceptor fighter. Has not entered service during wartime. |
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Accomodation: Pilot in enclosed cockpit. |
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Powerplant: Two 1,990 hp Nakajima Homare 21 radial engines. |
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Armament: Two 30 mm and two 20 mm cannon. |
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JRLucariny TENRAI Panel Abacus Custom Panel Designer Version 3.0 Dimensions: Span 14.40 m Length 11.46 m |
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Weights: Loaded 7,300 kg |
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Performance: Maximum speed 322 kt |
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Production:
Six J5N1 prototypes were built, the last two were experimentally modified as two-seaters, but the type was not placed in production. |
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JRLucariny Nakajima J5N1 Tenrai Model |
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FDE/ DRAWINGS Pedro Paulo Rezende |
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Open/Close Canopy Shift+E Cowling flaps Close Crtl+Shift+C Open Crtl+Shift+V |
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