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Wingspan:14.37m, length: 10.20m, height: 3.85m, empty mass: 2,408kg, start mass: 3,650kg, engine: 1× Mitubishi Kinsei 44, 1,070 hp max speed: 427km/h initial climb: unknown ceiling: 9,300m, range w/max.fuel: 1,472km , armament:3× 7.7 mm Type 97 machine guns , bomb 1× 250 kg or 2× 60 kg Crew: 2: pilot and gunner |
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status 100%, 23/11/' 06 |
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Aichi D3A Val 1938 |
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| The Aichi D3A, Allied code name Val) was a World War II dive bomber produced by the Aichi company in Japan. It was the primary carrier-borne dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early stages of the war, and participated in almost all actions, including Pearl Harbor. The Aichi design started with low-mounted elliptical wings inspired by the Heinkel He 70 Blitz. The fuselage looked quite similar to the Zero, although the entire plane was built much more sturdily to withstand the rigours of dive bombing. It flew slow enough that the drag from the landing gear was not a serious issue, so fixed gear were used for simplicity. The plane was to be powered by the 710 hp (529 kW) Nakajima Hikari 1 nine cylinder radial. |
日本海軍の艦上急降下爆撃機で日本名は９９式艦上爆撃機です。複葉の９６式艦上急降下爆撃機の後継機として計画され愛知、ナカジマおよび三菱が設計案を提出して結果愛知の案が採用されました。手堅くまとめられたデザインで斬新さはありませんが楕円翼と固定式の主輪が特徴と言えるでしょう。この楕円翼の採用はドイツのハインケル社の影響を受けたと言われています。 |
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