Kawanishi J6K

J6K1 Jinpu
Role Interceptor aircraft
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Kawanishi Aircraft Company
Status design only
Primary user Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (intended)
Number built 0
Developed from Kawanishi J3K

The Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu ("Squall") was an interceptor fighter design developed by the Japanese company Kawanishi Kōkūki KK in the early 1940s. It was based on the earlier Kawanishi J3K.

Design and development

The J6K1 was an improved version of the J3K1 with a more powerful engine. Instead of using the Mitsubishi MK9A, it used the Nakajima NK9A Homare 42 engine. The design reached the mockup phase, but not long before the worsening war situation prompted its cancellation in 1944.[1]

Specifications (J6K1 as designed)

Data from [2]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Powerplant: × Nakajima NK9A Homare 42 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,600 kW (2,200 hp)
  • Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propeller

Performance Armament

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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  1. ^ "Kawanishi J6K1 Jinpu (Squall)". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ Francillon, Rene (March 1987). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War (2nd (American) ed.). Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 490. ISBN 978-0870213137.