Yokosuka R2Y Keiun

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History of this aircraft will be added sometime in the future....

Yokosuka R2Y1 Keiun

Type:           long-range reconnaissance aircraft
Service: 	Japanese Navy Air Force (JNAF)
Crew:           2 (pilot and radio operator/navigator)
Armament:       none 
Reference: 	Francillon: 475, Mondey:  

Specifications:
        Length:         42' 9.75" (13.05 m)
        Height:         13' 11" (4.24 m)
        Wingspan:       45' 11" (14 m)
        Wing area:      365.972 sq. ft (3 sq. m)
        Empty Weight:   13261 lbs (6015 kg)
        Loaded Weight:  17857 lbs (8100 kg)
        Max Weight:     20723 lbs (9400 kg)

Propulsion:
        No. of Engines: 1
        Powerplant:     Aichi Ha-70 10 (twin-coupled Aichi Atsuta 30s)
                        twenty-four cylinder liquid-cooled engine
        Horsepower:     3100 hp at 9845 ft (3000 m)

Performance:
        Range:          1950 naut miles (2244 st miles)
        Cruise Speed:   288 mph at 13125 ft (250 kt at 4000 m)
        Max Speed:      447 mph  at 32810 ft (388 kt at 10000 m)
        Climb to/in:    32810 ft (10000 m) in 10 min 
        Ceiling:        38385 ft (11700 m)

Production:		one R2Y1 was completed in 1945.

Additional information from the Military Aircraft Database on this aircraft HERE.

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