MITSUBISHI F1M2

MITSUBISHI 'PETE' SEAPLANES This is a unique opportunity to acquire a WW-II aerial combatant so rare that for many years, and even to this day, it is thought of as an extinct species. The package we are offering here has been very carefully retrieved and housed in secure, dry, surroundings for the last decade or two. In addition, its dedicated owner has added instruments, compass, gun-sight and correct radio equipment etc to properly populate the instrument panels of one of them. I don't have to labor the point here, as to how seldom we see rare Japanese WW-II aircraft become available. $ POA Specifications (F1M2) • Crew: 2 • Length: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) • Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft 1 in) • Height: 4 m (13 ft 1 in) • Wing area: 29.5 m2 (318 sq ft) • Empty weight: 1,928 kg (4,251 lb) • Gross weight: 2,550 kg (5,622 lb) • Max takeoff weight: 2,856 kg (6,296 lb) [7] • Engine: Mitsubishi MK2C Zuisei 13 14-cyl. air-cooled radial 652 kW (875 hp) for take-off • Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller Performance • Maximum speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn) at 3,440 m (11,290 ft) • Range: 740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) • Service ceiling: 9,440 m (30,970 ft) • Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 9 min 36 sec • Wing loading: 86.3 kg/m2 (17.7 lb/sq ft) • Power/mass: 0.156 hp/lb (0.256 kW/kg) Armament Guns: 2 × fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 97 aircraft machine guns 1 × flexible rearward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 92 machine gun Bombs: 2 × 60 kg (132 lb) bombs (1 × 250 kg bomb for suicidal missions)