Aichi H9A

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H9A
H9A Type 2 Flying Boat
Type	Flying boat trainer
Manufacturer	Aichi
Maiden flight	September 1940
Introduced	1942
Retired	1945
Primary user	IJN Air Service
Number built	31

The Aichi H9A (二式練習飛行艇, Type 2 Training Flying Boat) was an Imperial Japanese Navy Flying boat used during the first years of World War II for crew training. An uncommon type, it was not encountered by Allied forces until Spring 1945, and was never assigned an Allied reporting name.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Specifications (H9A1) 6 See also 7 References 7.1 Notes 7.2 Bibliography 8 External links

[edit] Design and development

Aichi H9A was a twin-engine, parasol-wing flying boat, designed in response to Imperial Japanese Navy requirements for an advanced seaplane trainer for the Kawanishi H8K1 Emily flying boats. Design work started in January 1940 and a prototype was flown in September.

[edit] Operational history

From May-June 1942, it was employed in a variety of secondary roles, including antisubmarine missions along the Japanese coasts, transport, paratroop training and liaison.

[edit] Variants

H9A Prototypes

3 aircraft built by Aichi.

H9A1

Serial version, 24 aircraft built by Aichi.

H9A

Four aircraft built by Nippon Hikoki.

[edit] Operators

 Japan

• Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

[edit] Specifications (H9A1)

General characteristics

• Crew: Up to 8
• Length: 16.95 m (55 ft 7 in)
• Wingspan: 24.0 m (78 ft 9 in)
• Height: 5.25 m (17 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 63.3 m² (681 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,900 kg (10,800 lb)
• Gross weight: 7,500 kg (16,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Nakajima Kotobuki 41 radial engines, 780 kW (580 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 315 km/h (196 mph)
• Range: 2,150 km (1,340 miles)
• Service ceiling: 6,800 m (22,300 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (876 ft/min)

Armament

• 1 × flexible, 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun in bow hatch
• 1 × flexible, 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun in dorsal hatch
• 250 kg (550 lb) of bombs

[edit] See also

Related lists List of seaplanes and flying boats
List of aircraft of the Japanese Navy
List of military aircraft of Japan

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

• AirToAirCombat.com: Aichi H9A

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