Torpedo Bombing
Cockpit
Forward fuselage
Main wing
Base
Base
(Skill index 5)
Torpedo
Final assemble
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.
Although the B5N was substantially faster and more capable than its Allied counterparts, the American Douglas TBD Devastator monoplane (the U.S. Navy's first all-metal, carrier-borne monoplane of any type with retracting gear), and the British Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore torpedo biplanes, it was nearing obsolescence by 1941. Nevertheless, the B5N operated throughout the whole war, due to the delayed development of its successor, the B6N. In the early part of the Pacific War, flown by well-trained IJN aircrews and as part of well-coordinated attacks, the B5N achieved particular successes at the battles of Pearl Harbor, Coral Sea, Midway, and Santa Cruz Islands.
Primarily a carrier-based aircraft, it was also occasionally used as a land-based bomber. The Nakajima B5N was on the most modern carrier-based torpedo plane in the world when the Pacific war broke and made its debut in combat on the day of Pearl Harbor. The Nakajima B5N was also responsible for the loss of aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, Lexington, and Hornet.
The prototype made its maiden flight in Jan. 1937 and the flight tests more than fulfilled the requirements. After a series of minor modifications, the B5N was chosen against its Mitsubishi rival.
Torpedo and dive bomber,
First flight: 1937,
Retired: 1945,
Production: 1149.
Video watch:
(follow video may contain depictions of violence, viewer discretion is advised.)
4D model template of Nakajima B5N2 Kate. paper airplane with its story
Engine cover
Final assemble
Tail wing
(Skill index 5)
4D paper airplane:
model template
Real look, really fly
Nakajima B5N Kate torpedo bomber
4D model template of Nakajima B5N2 model 12 Kate. (Version 2.1)
Engine cover
Top piece and main wing
Tail wing
[日本軍] 九七式艦上攻撃機 Nakajima B5N "Kate"
Top piece & wing
4D model template of Nakajima B5N1 model 11 Kate. paper airplane with its story
Main frame
Download template: Click the "Download Template" button and print. Or copy-paste the “print-out” of a 4D template on your graphic program (such as PowerPoint) and add your label. Adjust the size as needed.
Construction Photo Notes
Check the discussion for construction. To see a large image: Click the picture.
Bomb
Down Load template: Click "Down Load Template" button and print. Or copy-paste the “print-out” of 4D template on your graphic program (such as PowerPoint) and add your label. Adjust the size as needed.
Construction Photo Notes
Check discussion for construction. To see large image: Click picture.
Main wing
Forward fuselage
Down Load template: Click "Down Load Template" button and print. Or copy-paste the “print-out” of 4D template on your graphic program (such as PowerPoint) and add your label. Adjust the size as needed.
Construction Photo Notes
Check discussion for construction. To see large image: Click picture.
(Skill index 5)
Main structure