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Nippon (aircraft)

Nippon (aircraft) is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Nippon (aircraft) rather than just read about it. In short: Nippon (ニッポン, Nippon) was a converted Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21 bomber operated by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and used to make a round-the-world flight in 1939. The round the World flight Nippon took off from Haneda airport in the district of Kamata in Tokyo on 25 August 1939, flew around the globe and returned to Tokyo, after 55 days, on 20 October 1939 having flown 52,886 km (32,862 mi; 28,556 nmi) in 194 flyin…

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Connect Nippon (aircraft) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Nippon (aircraft) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Nippon (ニッポン, Nippon) was a converted Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21 bomber operated by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and used to make a round-the-world flight in 1939.

The round the World flight Nippon took off from Haneda airport in the district of Kamata in Tokyo on 25 August 1939, flew around the globe and returned to Tokyo, after 55 days, on 20 October 1939 having flown 52,886 km (32,862 mi; 28,556 nmi) in 194 flying hours.

The aircraft Nippon had the armament removed, was equipped with the latest autopilot and could carry 5,200 L of fuel enabling it to fly continuously for 24 hours.

Flight course Tokyo - Chitose - Nome, Alaska - Fairbanks, USA - Whitehorse - Seattle - Oakland, USA - Los Angeles - Albuquerque, USA - Chicago - New York - Washington D.C - Miami - San Salvador, El Salvador - Cali, Colombia - Lima - Arica - Santiago - Buenos Aires - Santos (Brazil) - Dakar - Casablanca Morocco - Seville, Spain - Rhodos, Greece - Basra (Iraq) - Karachi - Kolkata, India - Bangkok - Taipei - Haneda, Tokyo

Specifications (Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21) Data from The Mitsubishi G3M "Nell"; Imperial Japanese Navy Bombers of World War Two;General characteristics Crew: 7 Length: 16.45 m (54 ft 0 in) Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in) Height: 3.68 m (12 ft 1 in) Wing area: 75 m2 (810 sq ft) Empty weight: 4,965 kg (10,946 lb) Gross weight: 8,000 kg (17,637 lb) Fuel capacity: 3,874 L (852.2 imp gal; 1,023.4 US gal) (Nippon 5,200 L (1,143.8 imp gal; 1,373.7 US gal)) Powerplant: 2 × Mitsubishi Kinsei 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engines, 791 kW (1,061 hp) each Performance

Maximum speed: 375 km/h (233 mph, 202 kn) (Nippon 400 km/h (249 mph; 216 kn)) Cruise speed: 280 km/h (170 mph, 150 kn) Range: 4,400 km (2,700 mi, 2,400 nmi) Endurance: (Nippon: 24 hours) Service ceiling: 9,200 m (30,200 ft) Rate of climb: 6 m/s (1,200 ft/min)

Occupants There were seven occupants in total.

Captain Sumitoshi NAKAO 中尾純利 Flight engineer Hajime SHIMOKAWA 下川一 Communication operator Nobusada SATO 佐藤信貞 Pilot Shigeo YOSHIDA 吉田重雄 Professional Engineer Hiroshi SAEKI 佐伯弘 Flight engineer Nagasaku YAOKAWA 八尾川長作 Ambassador of goodwill Takeo OHARA 大原武夫, Aerial director of Mainichi Shimbun.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Nippon (aircraft)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Nippon (aircraft) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Nippon (aircraft) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Nippon (aircraft) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Nippon (aircraft)

In research: Nippon (aircraft) appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Nippon (aircraft) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Nippon (aircraft) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1939 in Japan, Aircraft manufactured in Japan, History of aviation, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Nippon (aircraft) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nippon (aircraft) in simple terms?

Nippon (ニッポン, Nippon) was a converted Mitsubishi G3M2 Model 21 bomber operated by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper and used to make a round-the-world flight in 1939. The round the World flight Nippon took off from Haneda airport in the district of Kamata in Tokyo on 25 August 1939, flew around the gl…

Why does Nippon (aircraft) matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Nippon (aircraft)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Nippon (aircraft).