Gloster Gambet and Nakajima A1N 1 and A1N 2

hai

I found on Hakans biplane site also something

he mentioned the A1N 1    9,70      and the      A1N 2       9,68  span

this sound better, could it be that after modification (metric???) the span of the A1N 2 was something shorter??

who knows more ???????

Thanks, I shall study potographs for de differences.

BUT wat about the span of the top wing 1¨ by the first version shorter than the second version.

A quick glance at side view of the A1N 2 shows that the fin and rudder differ from the other models.

Thanks, but this informtion I already found.

The source I mentioned was not complete.
it came from the Putnam book, Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941 by Mikesh and Abe, 1990.

But strange that they mention that the A1N1 had a 1″ shorter wing than the Gambet but the A1N2 received a wing with the same span 31’10”.
That the A1N2 a height had from 11’10” was, maybe, necessary for the engine with more hp??

“Gloster Aircraft since 1917″ states all the dimensions are the same except for the height. Span 31ft 10″; Length 21ft 3 and 1/2″ and height 10ft 8″ for the Gambet and A1N1 but 10ft 10” for the A1N2.

The book doesn’t go into great detail on the differences between the types simply saying the design was modified to suit Japanese production techniques. The powerplant and propeller differed – the Gambet having a 420hp Bristol Jupiter VI with a 9ft diameter Watts wooden prop; the A1N1 a 520hp Nakajima Jupiter Vi driving a 9ft 2″ diameter wooden prop and the A1N2 had a 520hp Nakajima Kotobuki 2 and a metal propeller.

The weight of each type varied – the Gambet being 2,010lb; the A1N1 was 2,094lb and the A1N2 = 1,944lb. These are the empty weights.

Japan used metric off memory.