The Keystone B-5 is a light bomber made by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps in the early 1930s. The B-5A was a Keystone B-3A with Wright Cyclone rather than Pratt & Whitney engines. Three B-3A (LB-10A) were reengined with Wright R-1750-3 radial engines and were redesignated Y1B-5.

The Nakajima B5N (Japanese: 中島 B5N, Allied reporting name " Kate ") was the standard carrier-based torpedo bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) for much of World War II. It also served as a high level bomber.

2023年5月26日 · Zero (bad pun intended vis-a-vis Japan’s famous Mitsubishi fighter plane that typically escorted the “Kates”) of them survive intact today. The remains of one are on display, appropriately enough, at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii.

2022年6月25日 · The B5N was designed Katsuji Nakamura to replace the previous biplane, barely into service, internally designated as the “Type K”. 10-Shi specs for a naval carrier-based strike bomber called for 330 km/h top speed (min figure) that no biplane could match.

B5N1 engine was the smaller and less powerful than the engine in the B5N2, the 1,115 hp Nakajima Sakae 21 radial. The B5N1 was replaced in frontline service by the N2 version in 1942. AFAIK, the B5n1 and B5N2 were identical externally with the exception of the nose area.

2021年5月12日 · Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Nakajima B5N (Kate) Carrier-Borne Torpedo Bomber Aircraft . 2 x 7.7mm Type 97 machine guns in wings (some B5N1 models). 1 x 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun in trainable position at rear cockpit.

2017年8月18日 · At Pearl Harbor, Japan’s most devastating aircraft was the Nakajima B5N2, also known as the “Kate” and the Type 97-3 Carrier Attack Aircraft. In the opening minutes of the attack, 40 Kates savaged Battleship Row with torpedoes. When they finished, Oklahoma and West Virginia had sunk, and California and Nevada were sinking.

For the majority of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) go-to carrier-based torpedo bomber was the Nakajima B5N (Japanese: B5N, Allied reporting name “Kate”).

2023年8月2日 · During the Second World War, the Nakajima B5N emerged as one of the most formidable aircraft in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s (IJN) arsenal. Renowned for its versatility, range and precision, the torpedo bomber played a pivotal role in numerous battles and was responsible for delivering devastating blows to enemy targets throughout the conflict.

Powered by a Nakajima Hikan radial engine, the low-wing three-crew monoplane had inwards-retracting wide-track landing gear and was exceptionally clean.. The first prototype was completed in December 1936 and made its maiden flight in January 1937. The new aircraft reached a top speed of nearly 230mph, well above the Navy's requirements.