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Kawanishi E15K

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The Kawanishi E15K Shiun (紫雲, "Violet Cloud") was a single-engined Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Norm" after Squadron Leader Norman O. Clappison of the RAAF, a member of the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit (ATAIU).

Design and development

It was designed with a single central float, that could be jettisoned to increase speed when leaving the combat zone.

Operational history

Only fifteen were built as the float often failed to separate, and 6 out the 15 were destroyed by US fighters.

Variants

  • E15K1 : Single-engined reconnaissance floatplane. Production version.

Operators

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Specifications (E15K)

Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 11.59 m (38 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
  • Height: 4.95 m (16 ft 2⅞ in)
  • Wing area: 30.0 m² (323 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 3,165 kg (4,978 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 4,100 kg (9,039 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,900 kg (10,803 lb)
  • Powerplant:Mitsubishi Kasei 24 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine with two two-blade contra-rotating propellers, 1,159 kW (1,540 hp)at 5,500 m (15,050 m)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 469 km/h (253 knots, 291 mph) at 5,700 m (18,700 ft) (float attached)
  • Cruise speed: 296 km/h (160 knots, 184 mph)
  • Range: 3,373 km (1,820 nmi, 2,095 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 9,836 m (32,270 ft)
  • Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 10 min

Armament

  • 1 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine gun in rear cockpit

  • See also

    Related lists

    References

    1. Francillion 1970, p.316.
    • Francillion, R.J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London:Putnam, 1970. ISBN 0 370 00033 1.
    • Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9.

    External links


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