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Aichi E11A "Laura"


Type: Night reconnaissance flying boat
Origin: Aichi
Crew: Three
Allied Code Name: Laura
Models: E11A
First Flight: June 1937
Service Delivery: 1937
Final Delivery: 1940
Production: 17

Powerplant:
Model: Hiro Type 91 Model 22
Type: Liquid cooled inline.
Number: One      Horsepower: 620 hp

Dimensions:

Wing Span: 47 ft. 6¾ in. (14.50m)
Length: 35 ft. 1¼ in. (10.70m)
Height: 18 ft. 0¼ in. (5.50m)
Wing Area: N/A
  Weights:
Empty: 4,248 lb. (1927 kg.)
Maximum Take-Off: 7,275 lb. (3300 kg.)

Performance:
Maximum Speed:
– 134 mph (215 kph) at 7,875 ft.
Cruise Speed: 81 mph (130 kph)
Service Ceiling: 14,520 ft. (4425m)
Climb to 9,840 ft.: 18 minutes 30 seconds.
Range: 1,209 miles (1945 km)

Armament:
One 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun
   Location: In bow cockpit on flexible mount.

Payload:
None

Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, René J. Francillon, 1970, Naval Institue Press, ISBN: O-87021-313-X

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