Yokosuka E14Y

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E14Y
Type	Submarine based reconnaissance seaplane
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Yokosuka
Maiden flight	1939
Introduction	1941
Retired	1943
Primary user	Japan

The Yokosuka E14Y, codenamed "Glen" by United States forces, was an Imperial Japanese Navy seaplane transported aboard and launched from Japanese submarine aircraft carriers such as the I-25 during World War II. The Japanese Navy designation was "Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane" (零式小型水上偵察機).

The aircraft was used for several Japanese reconnaissance missions during the Pacific War and was also the only aircraft to drop bombs on the United States mainland during World War II, in an incident known as The Lookout Air Raid. A total of 138 planes were produced.

[edit] Specifications (E14Y)

General characteristics

• Crew: One pilot and one observer
• Length: 28 ft (8.54 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft (11 m)
• Height: 12 ft 5 in (3.80)
• Wing area: 204 ft² (19.0 m²)
• Empty weight: 2,467 lb (1,119 kg)
• Loaded weight: 3,197 lb (1,450 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,527 lb (1,600 kg)
• Powerplant: 1× Hitachi Tempu 12 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 340 hp (254 kw)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 133 kt at sea level (246 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 90 kt (167 km/h)
• Range: 476 mn (880 km)
• Service ceiling 17,800 ft (5,420 m)
• Rate of climb: ft/s (m/s)
• Wing loading: 15.7 lb/ft² (76.3 kg/m²)

[edit] See also

• Attacks on United States territory in North America during World War II
  

Comparable aircraft

• Arado Ar 231
  

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