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Aichi D1A "Susie"

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Type: Carrier based dive bomber
Origin: Aichi
Crew: Two
Allied Code Name: Susie
Models: D1A1 & D1A2
First Flight: N/A
Service Delivery: N/A
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: D1A1: 206, D1A2: 428

Powerplant:
D1A1 (Inital 162):
    Model: Nakajima Kotobuki 2 Kai 1
    Type: Radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 560 hp

D1A1 (Last 44):
    Model: Nakajima Kotobuki 3
    Type: Radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 580 hp

D1A2:
    Model: Nakajima Hikari 1
    Type: Radial
    Number: One      Horsepower: 730 hp
  Dimensions:
Wing Span: 37 ft. 4½ in. (11.40m)
Length: 30 ft. 6 in. (9.30m)
Height: 11 ft. 2¼ in. (3.41m)
Wing Area: 373.52 sq. ft. (34.70m²)

Weights:
Empty: 3,342 lb. (1516 kg.)
Loaded: 5,754 lb. (2610 kg.)

Performance:
Max. Speed: 193 mph (310 kph) at 10,500 ft.
Cruise Speed: 137 mph (220 kph) at 3,280 ft.
Service Ceiling: 22,965 ft. (7000m)
Climb to 9,845 ft.: 7 minutes 50 second.
Range: 578 miles (930 km)

Armament:
Two 7.7mm Type 92 machine guns fixed forward.
One 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun on flexible mount in rear position.

Payload:
One 550 lb. (250-kg) and two 66 lb. (30 kg.) bombs.

Comments: Developed from the Heinkel He 66.


Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5

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