Kawanishi

Kawanishi H8K

Maritime patrol flying boat

  • First flight1941
  • IntroductionFebruary 1942
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built167
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
10
Length
28.13 m
Wingspan
38 m
Height
9.15 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
467 km/h
Range
7,152 km
Service ceiling
8,850 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines: ( kW / shp / lbf / kN)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 5 × 20 mm Type 99 Mark 1 machine gun (1 each in bow, dorsal, and tail turrets, plus one each in two waist blisters), 5 × 7.7 mm Type 92 machine guns in fuselage hatches; Bombs: 2 × 800 kg torpedoes or 2000 kg of bombs or depth charges

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