Aichi E11A

The Aichi E11A (“Kyujuhachi Yatei") was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used during the first year of World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Laura"; the Japanese Navy designation was "Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane". The Type 98 was quite similar to the earlier E10A Type 96 whose allied name was “Hank”. Laura was rare - only 17 were built, and its intended use appears to be equally rare - launched from cruisers or battleships in order to spot the shellfire of opposing ships at night. The Type 98s were soon diverted from patrol to communications and transport duties.

Variants

* E11A1 : Night reconnaissance flying boat for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Production version.

pecifications (Aichi E11A1)

aircraft specifications
ref=Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats [Green 1972, p. 125.]
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=Three
length main= 10.71 m
length alt=35 ft 1¾in
span main= 14.49 m
span alt=47 ft 6½in
height main= 4.52 m
height alt=18 ft 0½ in
area main= 46.40 m²
area alt=499 ft²
empty weight main= 1,927 kg
empty weight alt=4,248 lb
max takeoff weight main= 3,297 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 7,033 lb
engine (prop)= Hiro Type 91 Mk.22
type of prop= water cooled, V-12 piston engine
number of props= 1
power main= 455 kW
power alt= 620 hp
max speed main= 217 km/h
max speed alt= 117 knots, 135 mph
range main= 2,063 km
range alt= 1,284 m
ceiling main= 4,425 m
ceiling alt= 14,520 ft
climb rate main=m/s
climb rate alt=ft/min
loading main=kg/m²
loading alt=lb/ft²
power/mass main=kW/kg
power/mass alt=hp/lb

armament=
*1 × 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun

ee also

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related=

similar aircraft=
* Aichi E10A Type 96

lists=
* List of military aircraft of Japan

References

Notes

Bibliography

* Francillon, René J. "Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War". London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970 (2nd edition 1979). ISBN 0-370-30251-6. Pages 489-490.
* Green, William. "Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats". London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1962 (5th impression 1972). ISBN 0-356-01449-5. Pages 124-125.

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