Kawanishi H3K
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| Kawanishi H3K | |
|---|---|
| Type | Military flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Kawanishi Aircraft Company |
| Primary user | IJN Air Service |
| Number built | 5 |
| Developed from | Short Rangoon |
The Kawanishi H3K also known as Navy Type 90-2 (九〇式二号飛行艇) was a Japanese biplane military flying boat from the interwar period.
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[edit] Design and development
The H3K was a development of the Short S.8/8 Rangoon, itself a military adaption of the Short Calcutta. The first of the H3K's was built by Short Brothers and the remaining 4 by Kawanishi in Japan. The engines were Rolls-Royce Buzzards and had to be imported into Japan.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (H3K)
Data from Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941 [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Six to nine
- Length: 22.55 m (73 ft 11¾ in)
- Wingspan: 31.05 m (101 ft 10½ in)
- Height: 8.77 m (28 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 214 m² (2,304 ft²)
- Empty weight: 10,030 kg (22,111 lb)
- Loaded weight: 15,000 kg (33,100 lb)
- Powerplant: 3× Rolls-Royce Buzzard V-12 water cooled, 712 kW (955 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 122 knots (140 mph, 225 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 91 knots (105 mph, 169 km/h)
- Service ceiling 4,040 m (13,300 ft)
- Endurance: 9 hr
- Climb to 3,000 m (9,850 ft): 19 min 40 sec
Armament
- 8 x 7.7 mm machine guns (twin mountings in nose, two dorsal and tail positions)
- Up to 1,000 kg of bombs
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.[edit] References
- ^ Mikesh, Robert C; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0 85177 840 2.
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[edit] See also
Related development Short Rangoon
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