Aichi D1A
| Aichi D1A | |
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 Aichi D1A2 |
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| Type: | Dive bombers |
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| First flight: |
1934 |
| Number of pieces: |
590 |
The Aichi D1A ( Japanese 九四 式 艦上 爆 撃 機 , kyūyon-shiki kanjō bakugekiki , German about: "Type 94 carrier-supported bomber" allied code name Susie ) was a carrier-supported Japanese dive bomber in World War II .
development
The D1A was developed as part of the German-Japanese cooperation with Heinkel on the basis of the Heinkel He 50 or its export version He 66 . The D1A was a double-decker with a rigid landing gear.
Two variants were built: the D1A1 with 162 and the D1A2 with 428 units. The first flight took place in 1934 (according to the Japanese calendar at that time: Kōki 2594, hence the Japanese type designation). Production stopped in 1940. The last machine went out of service in 1942.
The machines were stationed on the carriers Akagi , Kaga and Ryūjō .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Aichi D1A1 | Aichi D1A2 |
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| crew | 2 | |
| length | 9.40 m | 9.30 m |
| span | 11.37 m | 11.40 m |
| height | 3.45 m | 3.41 m |
| Wing area | 34.1 m² | 34.7 m² |
| Empty mass | 1400 kg | 1516 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2610 kg | |
| Top speed | 310 km / h at an altitude of 3200 m | |
| Service ceiling | 7000 m | |
| Range | 930 km | |
| Engines | a Nakajima Kotobuki 2 Kai 1, 412 kW / 550 PS (remaining 44 units: a Nakajima Kotobuki 3, 430 kW / 570 PS) |
a Nakajima Hikari 1, 540 kW / 720 PS |
| Armament | * two rigid, forward-facing Type 92 7.7 mm machine guns and one movable Type 92 7.7 mm machine gun for the gunner * one 250 kg bomb under the fuselage and two 30 kg bombs under the Wings |
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