Nakajima

Nakajima Ki-49

Heavy bomber

  • First flight1939
  • Introduction1941
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built819
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
8 (pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, navigator, radio operator/gunner and three gunners)
Length
16.5 m
Wingspan
20.42 m
Height
4.25 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
492 km/h
Range
2,000 km
Service ceiling
9,300 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Nakajima Ha-109 Army Type 2 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines (1,500 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 × 20 mm Ho-1 cannon in a dorsal gun position and 5 × 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns (one nose, two waist, one ventral, and one in a tail position).; Bombs: 1000 kg bomb load