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Type: Carrier based dive bomber Allied Codename: Val Crew: Two Models: See Variant list First Flight: N/A Service Delivery: December 1939 Final Delivery: N/A Production: Around 1,500 total (D3A2: 1,016) Powerplant: Prototype 1: Model: Nakajima Hikari 1 Type: Radial piston Number: One Horsepower: 750 hp Prototype 2: Model: Mitsubishi Kinsei 3 Type: Radial piston Number: One Horsepower: 840 hp D3A1 (Early): Model: Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 Type: Radial piston Number: One Horsepower: 1,000 hp D3A1 (Later): Model: Mitsubishi Kinsei 44 Type: Radial piston Number: One Horsepower: 1,070 hp D3A2 Model 12: Model: Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 Type: Radial piston Number: One Horsepower: 1,300 hp Dimensions: Wing Span: 47 ft. 2 in. (14.38m) Length: 33 ft. 5.375 in. (10.2m) Height: 12 ft. 7½ in. (3.85m) Wing Area: 375.7 sq ft. (34.9 m²) Weight: Empty: D3A1: 5,309 lb. (2408 kg) D3A2: 5,666 lb. (2570 kg) Max. Take-Off: D3A1: 8,047 lb. (3650 kg) D3A2: 8,378 lb. (3800 kg) |
Performance: Maximum Level Speed: D3A1: 239 mph (385 km/h) at 9,840 ft. D3A2: 267 mph (430 km/h) at 20,340 ft. Cruising Speed: D3A1: 183 mph (295 km/h) at 9,840 ft. Service Ceiling: D3A1: 30,150 ft. (9300 m) D3A2: 34,450 ft. (10500 m) Climb to 9,840 ft.: 6 Minutes 25 Seconds Max. Range: D3A1: 913 miles (1470 km) D3A2: 840 miles (1352 km) Armament: Two 7.7-mm (0.303-in) Type 97 machine guns in wings. One 7.7-mm (0.303-in) Type 92 machine gun in rear cockpit. Payload: One 551 lb. (250 kg) and two 132 lb (60 kg) bombs Variant List: D3A: Designed to meet a 1936 Carrier Dive Bomber requirement, it first flew in January 1938 with a 710 hp Nakajima Hikari 1 Radial. Production unknown. D3A1: First production version differed by having a larger powerplant and slightly smaller wings than the D3A. Production: 476 D3A2: In 1942 the D3A2 was introduced, having a more powerful powerplant, and increased fuel capacity. Production: 1016 D3A2-K: In 1943 surviving D3A2s were converted to flight trainers, which were leter converted into Kamikaze aircraft in late 1944. Comments: This aircraft sank more allied ships and more shear tonnage than any other Axis aircraft in WWII. |
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The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
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