Specifications
Year: 1944
Status: Retired, Out-of-Service
Manufacturer(s): Aichi - Japan
Production: 256
Capabilities: Ground Attack; Navy/Maritime; Reconnaissance (RECCE);
Status: Retired, Out-of-Service
Manufacturer(s): Aichi - Japan
Production: 256
Capabilities: Ground Attack; Navy/Maritime; Reconnaissance (RECCE);
Crew: 2
Length: 35.53 ft (10.83 m)
Width: 42.03 ft (12.81 m)
Height: 15.72 ft (4.79 m)
Weight (MTOW): 10,053 lb (4,560 kg)
Length: 35.53 ft (10.83 m)
Width: 42.03 ft (12.81 m)
Height: 15.72 ft (4.79 m)
Weight (MTOW): 10,053 lb (4,560 kg)
Power: 1 x Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine developing 1,300 horsepower.
Speed: 273 mph (439 kph; 237 kts)
Ceiling: 32,808 feet (10,000 m; 6.21 miles)
Range: 1,491 miles (2,400 km; 1,296 nm)
Ceiling: 32,808 feet (10,000 m; 6.21 miles)
Range: 1,491 miles (2,400 km; 1,296 nm)
Operators: Imperial Japan
The E16A was typical of the Japanese assortment of floatplanes in its arsenal. The system was devised as a direct successor to the E13A "Jake" series of floatplane, both of which were produced by the Aichi aircraft firm. The E16A has crew accommodations for two personnel, a pilot and a rear-cockpit gunner. Pontoons were fitted underside in place of traditional landing gears. Standard armament was 2 x 20mm forward-fixed cannons in the wings and a single 7.7mm machine gun for the rear gunner. An underfuselage position was utilized for strike runs, though the primary use of the aircraft was of carrier-based reconnaissance.
The Aichi E16A was powered by a single Mitsubishi three-blade MK8D Kinsei 54 14-cylinder radial piston engine and could achieve a service ceiling of nearly 33,000 feet while reaching speeds of over 270 miles per hour. Range, like its predecessor, was an impressive 1,491 miles - crucial when operating in the vast open areas of the Pacific Ocean. 256 total examples of the E16A were ever produced and of only made up of the single E16A-1 model designation.
Armament
STANDARD:
2 x 20mm cannon (forward-firing fixed in wings)
1 x 7.7mm machine gun in rear cockpit position
OPTIONAL:
Underfuselage provision for external stores.
Variants / Models
• E16A - Base Series Designation
• E16A-1 - Only production version produced.
