The Mitsubishi Q2M "Tai'yō" (大洋, Great Sea) design was derived from the Mitsubishi Ki-67-I Hiryū ("Peggy") heavy/torpedo bomber of the Japanese Army and its Naval variant, "Yasukuni". It was ordered for design and construction in the last stages of war.
Development
Powerful engines of 1,353 kW (1,840 hp) would have been used to drive five-blade propellers. Such an aircraft would have been managed by five or six crew. Due to technical troubles and a long development of the theoretical design, this aircraft did not advance from paper plans in last days of conflict.
Specification (Q2M)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 6
- Length: 18.75 m (61 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in)
- Empty weight: 8,850 kg (19,511 lb)
- Gross weight: 13,600 kg (29,983 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi Kasei 25 Otsu 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1,353 kW (1,815 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 490 km/h (300 mph, 260 kn)
- Range: 2,415 km (1,501 mi, 1,304 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 3,704 m (12,200 ft)
Armament
Avionics
- Type 3 Model 1 Magnetic Anomaly Detector (KMX)
- Type 3 Ku-6 Model 4 Radar
- ESM Antenna equipment
References
Notes
- ^ 日本陸海軍計画機〜1945 [Japanese Army and Navy Project Aircraft ~1945], Tokyo: Koei, July 1997, p. 170, ISBN 978-4877194901
Sources
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Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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World War II Allied
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Japanese Self-Defense
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| Flying Boats (H) | |
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| Land-based Fighters (J) | |
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| Trainers (K) | |
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| Transports (L) | |
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| Floatplane fighters (N) | |
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| Land-based bombers (P) | |
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| Patrol (Q) | |
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| Land-based reconnaissance (R) | |
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| Night fighters (S) | |
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1 X as second letter is for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service,
2 Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role, 3 Possibly incorrect designation, but used in many sources |
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| Fighters | | Naval fighters1 | |
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| Nightfighters3 | |
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| Heavy bombers4 | |
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| Bombers5 | |
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| Patrol6 | |
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| Reconnaissance7 | |
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| Trainers8 | |
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| Transports9 | |
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| Miscellaneous10 | |
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| Special-purpose aircraft11 | |
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With some exceptions for rockets, jets and repurposed aircraft, names chosen were for: 1. Winds, 2. Lightning, 3. Nighttime lights, 4. Mountains, 5. Stars/constellations, 6. Seas, 7. Clouds, 8. Plants, 9. Skies, 10. Landscapes, and 11. Flowers. Published translations disagree, and many are simplified, especially for plants, where the Japanese referred to a specific variety and the common translations only to the broader type. |