{"product_id":"4967834191846","title":"1\/48 Nakajima C6N1 Saiun (Myrt)","description":"■Product Description\u003cbr\u003e\r\n The Nakajima C6N1 Saiun was a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1940, the Navy formulated a plan for the production of practical aircraft prototypes and notified various manufacturers. \u003cbr\u003eAmong the notifications given to the Nakajima Air Group was a carrier-based high-speed reconnaissance aircraft. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis plan, called N-50, had extremely demanding performance requirements. The maximum speed was 350 knots (650 km\/h), and the maximum range was 2,500 nautical miles (4,630 km), which was the distance between Osaka and Bangkok, so it was thought that an engine of the 2,000 horsepower class would be necessary. \u003cbr\u003eFor this reason, Nakajima devised a twin-engine design in which two 1,000 horsepower class engines were mounted inside the fuselage and driven the propellers on both wings via shafts and gears. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, around this time, prototype development of a high-horsepower, small-diameter engine called \"Homare\" was progressing smoothly, so the Navy instructed Nakajima to consider using \"Homare\" in the N-50 project. \u003cbr\u003eThe \"Homare\" was an engine that was undergoing practical testing by the Ginga at the time, and it was a high-performance engine with a diameter of 1,180 mm and a takeoff output of 1,830 horsepower. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn June 1942, Nakajima decided to abandon the twin-engine plan with its complex mechanism and proceed with a single-engine plan equipped with the \"Homare\" engine, and reported this to the Navy. \u003cbr\u003eIt was discovered that even the 1,830 horsepower \"Homare\" engine only produced 1,600 horsepower at an altitude of 6,000 m, which was 400 horsepower short of the initial planned value of 2,000 horsepower, so it was decided to compensate for this by modifying the aircraft shape. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis involved first reducing the frontal area of the fuselage and secondly reducing the wing area. \u003cbr\u003eReducing the wing area would increase the landing speed, making carrier landings difficult, so slats and Fowler flaps were adopted to obtain high lift. \u003cbr\u003eA large-diameter propeller of 3.5m was adopted because it had to carry a large amount of fuel and take off from the narrow space of an aircraft carrier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first prototype, built with a new and state-of-the-art design, was completed in April 1943 and underwent evaluation by the Navy. \u003cbr\u003eMass production of this aircraft began in April 1944, and in September 1944, it was officially adopted as the Saiun Type 11 (C6N1). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe mass-produced Saiun had a maximum speed of 609 km\/h, which was lower than the prototype's 635 km\/h, but it was still able to outrun the Grumman F6F. Furthermore, some of the mass-produced aircraft were modified into night fighters due to their speed and range, and were equipped with either two 20mm oblique cannons or one 30mm oblique cannon, playing an active role in the air defense of the Japanese mainland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e《Data》\u003cbr\u003eCrew: 3\u003cbr\u003eWingspan: 12.50m\u003cbr\u003eLength: 11.15m\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 3.96m\u003cbr\u003eEngine: Nakajima Homare 21 (Air-cooled twin radial 18-cylinder)\u003cbr\u003eTakeoff power: 1,990 hp\u003cbr\u003eMaximum speed: 609 km\/h (altitude 6,100 m)\u003cbr\u003eArmament: 7.9mm swivel machine gun x 1 (rear upper)\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n ■Product Specifications\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Manufacturer: Hasegawa\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Item No: JT84\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Scale: 1\/48\u003cbr\u003e\r\n JAN: 4967834191846\u003cbr\u003e\r\n \u003cbr\u003e\r\n","brand":"hasegawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46408490844318,"sku":"4967834191846","price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/7620\/6750\/files\/4967834191846.jpg?v=1768593952","url":"https:\/\/tsurumai-hobby.com\/products\/4967834191846","provider":"TSURUMAI HOBBY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}