Aichi D1A

The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94-96 Carrier Bomber was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s. A single-engine two-seat biplane based on the Heinkel He 50 it was produced by Aichi for the Imperial Japanese Navy remaining in service as trainers at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The D1A was produced in two variants the D1A1 (Navy Type 94 Carrier Bomber) and the D1A2 (Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber sometimes referred to as the D2A.)

that precedes it was Aichi D1A, (biplane that soldiered to 1942), canceling any advantage Kate could bring up vs.1
* the Aichi D1A (pictured) was a carrier-borne dive bomber primarily used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War? 2
A group of Aichi D1A are also shown in the story LES MYSTERES DE MIDWAY.3

Made by Aichi Kokuki.

An improved Aichi D1A2 (Navy Type 96 Carrier Bomber) appeared in 1936-7, powered by a more powerful Nakajima Hikari 1 radial engine, and this model also introduced a NACA engine cowling, wheel spats, and 4
and the Aichi D1A for the Japanese. These are all pre-war biplanes, all of roughly the same performance, and all would make good initial attack airplanes for lower tiers.5
The Aichi D1A or Navy Type 94/96 Carrier Bomber was a Japanese carrier-based dive bomber of the 1930s.6
Height Main
3.41 m
Height Alt
11
Length Alt
30
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2610.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of Japan
Range Main
927.0
Loaded Weight Main
2500.0
Max Speed Alt
11520.0
Type Of Prop
nine-cylinder radial engine
Loading Main
72
Power/mass Main
Bombs
**1× 250 kg bomb under fuselage ** 2× 30 kg bombs under wings
Max Speed Main
309.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
5754.0
Ceiling Main
6
980 m
Number Built
D1A1 - 162
D1A2 - 428
Total - 590
Crew
2
Retired
1942
Loaded Weight Alt
5512.0
Area Main
34.7 m²
Primary user
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Span Alt
37
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
545.0
Engine(prop)
Nakajima Hikari 1
Manufacturer
Aichi Kokuki
First Flight
1934
Climb Rate Main
6.37 m-s
Power Main
730 hp
Number Of Props
1
Power/mass Alt
468.00000000000006
Guns
5520.0
Climb Rate Alt
1253.94
Length Main
9.3 m
Span Main
11.4 m
Area Alt
374.0
Range Alt
34560.0
Related
* Heinkel He 50
Empty Weight Main
1516.0
Ceiling Alt
22900.0
Category
Aichi aircraft
Biplane aircraft
Carrier-based aircraft
Japanese bomber aircraft 1930-1939
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
3342.0
Loading Alt
15

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