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Aichi E16A
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| E16A | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki |
| Maiden flight | 1942 |
| Number built | 256 |
The Aichi E16A (Nicknamed 瑞雲 - Zuiun "Auspicious Cloud", Allied reporting name "Paul") was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was a conventional, mid-wing monoplane equipped with two floats and had the unusual (for a seaplane) feature of being equipped with dive brakes to allow it to operate in a secondary role as a dive bomber.
- E16A1 - Main production version
- E16A2 - single prototype with Kansei 62 engine
- 301st Kokutai
- 634th Kokutai
- Yokosuka Kokutai
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and observer
- Length: 10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.81 m (42 ft 0 in)
- Height: 4.79 m (15 ft 9 in)
- Length: 28.0 m² (300 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,945 kg (6,490 lb)
- Gross weight: 4,553 kg (10,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 radial engine, 970 kW (1,300 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 439 km/h (274 mph)
- Range: 2,420 km (1,510 miles)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 10 m/s (1,970 ft/min)
- 2 × fixed, foward-firing 20 mm Type 99 cannons in wings
- 1 × flexible, rearward-firing 13 mm Type 2 machine gun for observer
- 250 kg (550 lb) of bombs
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 43.
- Francillon, René (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam.
Designation sequence
E13A/E13K - E14W/E14Y - E15K - E16A
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