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.

[edit] Variants

• E16A1 - Main production version
• E16A2 - single prototype with Kansei 62 engine

[edit] Units using this aircraft

• 301st Kokutai
• 634th Kokutai
• Yokosuka Kokutai

[edit] Specifications (E16A1)

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)

[edit] Armament

• 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

[edit] References

• 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. 

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Designation sequence

E13A/E13K - E14W/E14Y - E15K - E16A