Mitsubishi Q2M

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.

Q2M
General information
Type	Anti-Submarine Patrol aircraft
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Mitsubishi
History
Developed from	Mitsubishi Ki-67

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

• Guns: 3 × 13 mm (0.51 in) MG 131 machine gun
• Bombs: 4 × 250 kg (550 lb)

Avionics

• Type 3 Model 1 Magnetic Anomaly Detector (KMX)
• Type 3 Ku-6 Model 4 Radar
• ESM Antenna equipment

References

Notes

1. 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

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