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Kawanishi H3K "Belle"

Type: Flying Boat
Origin: Kawanishi Kokuki K.K.
Crew: 6-9
Allied Code Name: Belle
Models: H3K1
First Flight: -
Service Delivery: -
Final Delivery: -
Production: 5

Powerplant(s):
Model: Rolls-Royce Buzzard
Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled V
Number: three
Horsepower: 955 hp
Propeller: -

Dimensions:
Wing Span: 101 ft 10½ in (31.05m)
Length: 73 ft 11¾ in (22.5m)
Height: 28 ft 9 in (8.77m)
Wing Area: 2,304 ft² (43.214 m²)

Weights:
Empty: 22,111 lb (10,030 kg)
Loaded: 33,100 lb (15,000 kg)
Wing Loading: -

Performance:
Max. Speed: 140 mph (255 kph)
Service Ceiling: 13,300 ft. (4,040 m)
Climb to 9,850 ft. (3,000m): 19 min. 40 sec.
Endurance: 9 hours

Armament:
Twin mounted 7.7mm machine guns
Location: Nose

Twin mounted 7.7mm machine guns
Location: Dorsal x2

Twin mounted 7.7mm machine guns
Location: tail

Bomb Load:
Up to 1000 kg. of bombs.

Sources:
Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941 (Putnam Aeronautical Books)