Entry Into service
1942-02-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
32.5 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
18880
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Total Fuel Capacity |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Kawanishi H8K |
32.5 |
18880 |
7152 |
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- Name
- Kawanishi H8K
- Manufacturer
- Kawanishi Aircraft Company
- Description
- The Kawanishi H8K was a large four-engined flying boat designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Kawanishi.
- First Flight
- 1941-01-01
- Entry Into service
- 1942-02-01
- Production End
- 1945-01-01
- Service End
- 1945-01-01
- Designer
- Shizuo Kikuhara
- Type
- Maritime patrol flying boat
- Length (m)
- 28.13
- Height (m)
- 9.15
- Cockpit Crew
- 10
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 467
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 296
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 8850
- Armament
- ; 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; 2 × 800 kg torpedoes or 2000 kg of bombs or depth charges
- National Origin
- Japan
- Number Built
- 167
- Powerplant Description
- 4 × Mitsubishi MK4Q Kasei 22 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines:
- Primary Users
- Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
- Status
- Retired
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi_H8K
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 38
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 160
- Number of Engines
- 4