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Kawanishi E15K
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).
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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
Specifications (E15K)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.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: 1× 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
See also
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References
- ↑ 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
Template:Japanese Navy Reconnaissance seaplanes
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| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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