MITSUBISHI C5M ‘BABS’

 

ORIGIN:

Japan

TYPE:

Two-seat light reconnaissance and attack bomber

ENGINE:

One 597 kw (800 hp) Mitsubishi Kinsei fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Wingspan: 12.0 m (39 ft 4¾ in)
  • Length: 8.7 m (27 ft 6½ in)
  • Height: 3.46 m (11 ft 4½ in)
  • Wing area: 20.36 m² (219.12 sq ft)
  • Max speed at 4,279 m (14,040 ft): 468 km/h (291 mph)
  • Initial rate of climb: 900 m/min (1,640 ft/min)
  • Time to 3,000 m (9,845 ft): 4 mins 51 secs
  • Service ceiling: 8,230 m (27,000 ft)
  • Range with bomb load: 1,167 km (725 miles)
  • Empty weight: 1,605 kg (3,538 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 2,197 kg (4,844 lb)

PHOTO SOURCE:

Mitsubishi Ki-15 Type 97 / C5M Type 98 "Babs" - Pacific Eagles

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