07.06.2009, 09:28
caldrail Wrote:This was an unsophisticated early war aeroplane flown by japanese pilots who preffered the no-nonsense hands-on flying. It wasn't designed with trim surfaces, which are actually something of a luxury, though a very welcome one.
B5N2 had the trim controls and Kate was at the start of the war, one of the most modern navy planes.
It was also the first Japanese plane with completely hydraulic landing gear system.