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Very much so. This is the S-31 Kurowashi, or Black Eagle. Here are the stats for it:


Type:         Heavy Bomber

Crew:         Five

Powerplant:     Four 24-cylinder, liquid-cooled X-engines, each developing 2,500hp, each pair driving two, metal, 3-bladed contra-rotating propellers

Dimensions

Span:         32.82m/107.7ft

Length:    21.09m/69.2ft

Height:     5.88m/19.3ft

Wing Area:    133.00 sq.m/1,431.6 sq.ft

Weights

Loaded:     17,850kg/39,352lb

Performance

Max speed:    690km/h/429mph

Cruise speed:    589km/h/366mph

Landing speed:    145km/h/90mph

Range:     5,900km/3,666 miles

Ceiling:    15,100m/49,540ft

Fuel Weight:    8,000kg/17,636lb

Armament

Eight 7.7mm machine guns and four 23mm cannons; up to 8,000kg (17,636lb) of bombs


The plane had a novel defensive armament scheme, using remote fired ball turrets in the leading and trailing edge of the wings.


While pretty slick looking, such a plane would never have been practical.


As a side note, the Japanese did have a X-engine for use inline, this being the YE3E [Ha-74 Model 11) ( Ken No.2).


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