A captured G8N in US colors.
The Nakajima G8N Renzan was a Japanese four engine heavy bomber employed late in the war.
History[]
The G8N came about after the failure of the G5N Shinzan. Nakajima was requested to create a new heavy bomber by the Imperial Japanese Navy in February 1943.[1] The first example was completed in late 1944, and first flew on 23 October of that year. 64 were planned to be produced, but only 4 were completed before the project was cancelled due to lack of materials. Captured examples were later tested by the United States and found to have good performance.[1]
As only four G8Ns were built, there were no variants.
Specifications[]
- Powerplant: Four Nakajima NK9K-L Homare 24 engines
- Top speed: 368 mph
- Range: 4,639 miles
- Ceiling: 33,465 ft
- Crew: 10
- Empty weight: 38,400 lbs
- Length: 75 ft 3 in
- Height: 23 ft 7 in
- Wingspan: 106 ft 9 in
- Armament: Six 20 mm cannons, four machine guns, 4,000 kg (8,818 lbs) of bombs.
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