The Nakajima A4N was a carrier-based fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the last biplane design by Nakajima. It was completed in 1934, but due to engine trouble did not see service until 1936. The navy designation was "Type 95 Carrier-based Fighter". Categories: Stub | Japanese aircraft manufacturers | Aircraft engine manufacturers ... The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) (大日本帝國海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun) was the navy of Japan before 1945. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1934: Events January Soviet pilots Fedossenko, Wassenko and Usyskin take the stratosphere-balloon Ossoaviachim I to 22,000 m (72,160 ft). ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1936: Events February February 13 - Imperial Airways commences airmail services to West Africa March March 23 - Impreial Airways begins scheduled flights between Hong Kong and Malaysia. ...

Specifications (A4N1)

General Characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 6.64 m (21 ft 9 in)
• Wingspan: 10.00 m (32 ft 10 in)
• Height: 3.07 m (10 ft 1 in)
• Wing area: 22.9 m² (246 ft²)
• Empty: 1,276 kg (2,807 lb)
• Loaded: kg ( lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 1,760 kg (3,872 lb)
• Powerplant: 1x Nakajima Hikari 1, 545 kW (730 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 352 km/h (220 mph)
• Range: 735 km (460 miles)
• Service ceiling: m ( ft)
• Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

• 2x fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns

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