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DATA

NAKAJIMA KIKKA

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	INTERCEPTOR/BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	IMPERIAL JAPAN
MANUFACTURER :	NAKAJIMA HIKOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Nakajima Aircraft Company, Ltd)
FIRST FLIGHT :	AUGUST 7, 1945
SERVICE DELIVERY :	NONE
NUMBER BUILT :	2

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	39 ft 9 11/16 in
LENGTH :	26 ft 7 7/8 in
HEIGHT :	10 ft 0 in
WING AREA :	142.08 sq ft
WEIGHT EMPTY :	5,071 lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :	7,716 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :	8,995 lbs
POWER PLANT :	2 x Ishikawajima Ne-20 Turbojet Engines, 4.66 kN (475 kgf)
ARMAMENT :	2 x 30mm Type 5 Cannons in Nose
BOMB LOAD :	1 x 1,102 lb (500 kg) or 1 x 1,764 lb (800 kg) Bombs
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	433 mph
CRUISING SPEED :
LANDING SPEED :
CLIMB RATE :	1,237 ft/min
RANGE :	586 miles
SERVICE CEILING :	39,370 ft

	REFERENCES
	Dyer, Edwin M.; Japanese Secret Projects. England:Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. 2010. ISBN 978-1857803-174.

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