Aichi S1A

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Aichi S1A Denko
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Type: Night fighter
Design country:

Japanese EmpireJapanese Empire Japan

Manufacturer:

Aichi

Number of pieces:

Prototypes were not completed

The Aichi S1A Denkō ( Japanese 電光 , dt. "Blitz") was a Japanese night fighter that was developed towards the end of World War II and never flown. It was a twin-engine low - wing aircraft with two separate cockpits for the pilot and the navigator / gunner. The two prototypes were still under construction towards the end of the war and were destroyed by bombing. No allied code name was given.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data (Aichi S1A1)
crew 1 pilot, 1 navigator / gunner
length 15.10 m
span 17.50 m
Wing area 47 m²
height 4.61 m
Empty mass 7,320 kg
Takeoff mass 11,510 kg
Wing loading 217 kg / m²
Engine 2 × Nakajima NK9K-S Homare 22 with 1490 kW (2030 PS) each
Top speed 580 km / h *
Cruising speed 439 km / h *
Service ceiling 12,000 m *
Range 2,499 km *
Armament 2 × rigid 30 mm MK type 5 and 2 × 20 mm MK type 99 model 1 in the bow
2 × 20 mm MK type 99 model 2 in a turret on the hull
250 kg bomb load

* calculated

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Virtual Aircraft Museum - Aichi S1A Denko (English)