Aichi E13A
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| Type | Reconnaissance seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Aichi |
| Introduced | 1941 |
| Primary users | Imperial Japanese Navy Royal Thai Navy |
| Number built | 1,418 |
The Aichi E13A (Allied reporting name: "Jake") was a long-range reconnaissance seaplane used by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 1941 to 1945. Numerically the most important seaplane of the IJN, it could carry a crew of three and a bombload of 250 kg. The Navy designation was "Type Zero Recon Seaplane" (零式水上偵察機).
In China it operated from aircraft carriers and cruisers. Later it was used as a scout for the Attack on Pearl Harbor, and was encountered in combat by the US Navy during the Coral Sea and Midway battles. It was in service throughout the conflict, for coastal patrols, strikes against navigation, liaison, officer transports, castaway rescues, and other missions, along with some Kamikaze missions in the last days of war.
At least one example was known to be in service with the French Navy Air Force during the First Indochina War, while others were believed to be operated by the Naval Air Arm of the Royal Thai Navy before the war. One example captured by New Zealand forces was flown by RNZAF personnel in theatre but sank and was not repaired after a float leaked.
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[edit] Versions
- E13A1: Prototypes and first production model, later designated Mark 11.
- E13A1-K: Trainer version with dual controls
- E13A1a: redesigned floats, improved radio equipment
- E13A1a-S:night-flying conversion
- E13A1b: as E13A1a with Air-Surface radar
- E13A1b-S:night-flying conversion
- E13A1c: anti-surface vessel version equipped with two downward-firing belly-mounted 20 mm Type 99 Mk 2 cannons in addition to bombs or depth charges
[edit] Production
- Constructed by Aichi Tokei Denki KK:133
- Constructed by Watanabe (Kyūshū Hikoki KK):1,237[1]
- Constructed by Dai-Juichi Kaigun Kokusho: 48
[edit] Specifications (E13A1)
Data from [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: three[3]
- Length: 14.50 m (37 ft 1 in)
- Wingspan: 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
- Wing area: 36.0 m² (387 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,642 kg (5,825 lb)
- Loaded weight: 3,640 kg (8,025 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 radial engine, 810 kW (1,080 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 375 km/h (234 mph)
- Range: 2,100 km (1,300 miles)
- Service ceiling 8,700 m (28,500 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s (1,610 ft/m)
- Wing loading: 101.1 kg/m² (20.7 lb/ft²)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × flexible, rearward-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun for observer
- Bombs: 250 kg (550 lb) of bombs
[edit] Gallery
Aichi E13 floatplane wreck, sunk in Kavieng Harbor, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
 Aichi E13 "Jake" floatplane wreck |
 Divers next to cockpit of Aichi E13 "Jake" floatplane wreck |
 Aichi E13 "Jake" floatplane wreck, front view |
 Aichi E13 "Jake" floatplane wreck, cockpit detail |
 Aichi E13 "Jake" floatplane wreck, cockpit detail |
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
[edit] Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970 (2nd edition 1979). ISBN 0-370-30251-6. Pages 277-281.
- Green, William. Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Six: Floatplanes. London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1962. Pages 114-115.
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