The Nakajima C6N Saiun, meaning Iridescent Cloud and known to the Allies as Myrt, was a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft flown by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service and the fastest carrier aircraft Japan had in service. The 17-Shi specification of early 1942 demanded a low-drag airframe, so Nakajima gave it a very narrow fuselage and a laminar-flow wing around a single Homare engine, which underperformed at altitude. The prototype first flew on 15 May 1943 and production was ordered in early 1944. It was nearly impossible for Hellcats to intercept in the Marianas, and a night fighter version served against B-29s. The type was withdrawn after the surrender and several examples survive.
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Design and development, first flight year
on 15 May 1943, it performed its maiden flight
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is a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company
Specifications (C6N1), engine
18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
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after which the type was promptly withdrawn from service
Specifications (C6N1), empty weight
Empty weight: 2,968 kg (6,543 lb)
Specifications (C6N1), maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 5,260 kg (11,596 lb)
Specifications (C6N1), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 610 km/h (380 mph, 330 kn) at 6,100 m (20,000 ft)
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is a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company
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designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company
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