Japan's Yokosuka E14Y reconnaissance floatplane;
Navy Type 0
Allied Code Name: Glen
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Yokosuka E14Y reconnaissance floatplane: |
Design
The Yokosuka E14Y could be disassembled and stored in a watertight compartment on a submarine.1
The E14Y had a wood and fabric skin.1
Prototype
Production
- Total:
- Manufacturer: K.K. Watanabe Tekkosho1
Variants
Usage
Bombed United States
In 1942 a E14Y1 was launched by the I-25, submarine, and it dropped four phosphorus bombs in a forest.1
Specifications
| Yokosuka E14Y11 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reconnaissance1 |
| Crew | 21 |
| Engine (Type) | Hitachi Tempu 121 |
| Cylinders | Radial 91 |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| Net HP | 3401 |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 36' 1"1 |
| Length | 28'1 |
| Height | 12' 5"1 |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | |
| Normal load | 3,197 lb1 |
| Maximum load | |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 153 mph1 |
| Cruising speed | |
| Climb | |
| Service ceiling | 17,780'1 |
| Range | 548 miles1 |
| Armament | 1: MG1 |
| Bombs | 132 lb1 |
Sources:
- World War II Airplanes Volume 2, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
