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Kyushu J7w | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Kyushu J7W1 Shinden | | olspan="3" align="center"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Fighter | | rew | colspan="2"|1 | | irst Flight | colspan="2"|August 3 1945 | | anufacturer | colspan="2"|Kyushu Hikoki | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 9.66 m | 31 ft 8 in | | ingspan | 11.11 m | 36 ft 5 in | | eight | 3.92 m | 12 ft 10 in | | ing area | 20.5 m² | 220 ft² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | 3,645 kg | 8,019 lb | | oaded | 4,928 kg | 10,841 lb | | aximum takeoff | 5,288 kg | 11,663 lb | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngines | colspan="2"|1x Mitsubishi Ha-43 12 | | ower | 1,589 kW | 2,130 hp | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 750 km/h | 469 mph | | ange | 850 km | 531 miles | | ervice ceiling | 12,000 m | 39,360 ft | | ate of climb | 750 m/min | 2,460/min | | ing loading | 240 kg/m² | 49lb/ft² | | ower/Mass | 0.32 kW/kg | 0.20 hp/lb | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Avionics | | vionics | colspan="2"| | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"|4x 30 mm Type 5 cannon | | ombs | colspan="2"|Up to 120 kg (264 lb) | The Kyushu J7W1 ''Shinden (震電, "Magnificent Lightning") fighter was a World War II Japanese propeller driven aircraft that was built in a canard design. The wings were attached to the tail section and stabilizers were on the front. The propeller was also in the rear. It was expected to be a highly manuverable interceptor, but only two were finished before the end of war. Plans were also drawn up for a jet-powered version ('J7W2'''), but this never left the drawing board. The J7W was developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy as a specific response to the B-29 Superfortress raids on the Japanese homeland. It was to be operated from land bases. The canard concept was tested first by building a number of gliders with this layout, designated MXY6. The first prototype, which was the only one that flew, is currently stored at the National Air and Space Museum.
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