Nakajima E2N

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'E2N
Type	Reconnaissance seaplane
Manufacturer	Nakajima Aircraft Company
Primary user	Imperial Japanese Navy
Produced	1927-1929
Number built	80

The Nakajima E2N was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft of the inter-war years. It was a single-engine, two-seat, sesquiplane seaplane with twin main floats.

Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Aircraft markings 5 Operators 6 Specifications (E2N) 7 References 8 External links 9 Related content

[edit] Development

The E2N was developed in the 1920s for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

[edit] Operational history

The E2N served with the Navy as the Type 15 Reconnaissance Floatplane. Eighty examples were produced between 1927 and 1929; of these, two were bought for civil fishery patrol duties. The Navy machines were withdrawn from first-line units in the 1930s, either being reassigned to training duties or sold to civil buyers.

[edit] Variants

• E2N1
• E2N2

[edit] Aircraft markings

[edit] Operators

•  Japan

[edit] Specifications (E2N)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: m (ft in)
• Wingspan: m (ft in)
• Height: m (ft in)
• Wing area: m² (ft²)
• Empty weight: kg (lb)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza inline piston, 224-kW (hp)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 166 km/h (knots, mph)
• Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: km (nm, mi)
• Service ceiling: m (ft)
• Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

[edit] References

1. ^ Virtual Aircraft Museum.

[edit] External links

[edit] Related content