| Manufacturer |
Naval Aircraft Factory |
Aichi Kokuki |
| Description |
The Vought OS2U Kingfisher is a catapult-launched observation floatplane designed and produced by the American aviation company Vought. |
The Aichi D1A was a carrier-based dive bomber produced by the Japanese aircraft manufacturer Aichi Kokuki. |
| First Flight |
1938-07-20 |
1934-01-01 |
| Service End |
1959-01-01 |
1942-01-01 |
| Designer |
Naval Aircraft Factory |
Aichi Kokuki |
| Type |
Observation floatplane |
Dive bomber |
| Length (m) |
10.0584 |
9.3 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
3.41 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
275.1978 |
309 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
244.6203 |
222 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5547.36 |
6980 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
4.8768 |
|
| Armament |
One fixed, forward firing .30 in M1919 Browning machine gun with 500 rounds and one .30 in M1919 Browning machine gun with 600 rounds, flexibly mounted for the observer.; 650 lb of bombs or depth charges. |
; 2 × fixed 7.7 mm Type 92 machine guns ; 1 × flexible 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun; ; 1 × 250 kg bomb under fuselage ; 2 × 30 kg bombs under wings |
| National Origin |
|
Japan |
| Number Built |
1519 |
590 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN2 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each |
1 × Nakajima Hikari 1 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 544 kW (730 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Australian Air Force, Soviet Navy |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_OS2U_Kingfisher |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_D1A |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.668 |
11.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
24.3313 |
34.7 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |