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Aichi E16A
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The Aichi E16A Zuiun ("Auspicious Cloud", Allied reporting name "Paul") was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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Design and development
It was a conventional, low-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.
Variants
- E16A1
- Main production version.
- E16A2
- Single prototype with Kansei 62 piston engine.
Operators
Specifications (E16A1)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (pilot and observer)
- Length: 10.83 m (35 ft 6 in)
- Wingspan: 12.81 m (42 ft)
- Height: 4.79 m (15 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 28 m² (300 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,945 kg (6,490 lb)
- Loaded 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 (237 kn, 274 mph)
- Range: 2,420 km (1,307 nmi, 1,510 mi)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 10 m/s (1,970 ft/min)
Armament
- 2 × fixed, forward-firing 20 mm Type 99 cannons in wings
- 1 × flexible, rearward-firing 13 mm (.51 in) Type 2 machine gun for observer
- 250 kg (551 lb) of bombs
See also
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
- List of aircraft of Japan, World War II
- List of aircraft of the Japanese Navy
- List of military aircraft of Japan
- List of seaplanes and flying boats
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References
Notes
Bibliography
- Green, William. "Aichi E16A1 Zui-un (Paul)". War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Six: Floatplanes. London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1962, p. 116-118.
- Taylor, Michael J.H. Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 1989, p. 43.
- Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6.
External links
Template:Japanese Navy Reconnaissance seaplanes Template:Aichi Aircraft
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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