Yokosuka D4Y Suisei
உற்பத்தியாளர்Aichi, Nagoya, Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, Imperial Japanese Navy
இன்னும் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்படவில்லை — ஆங்கிலத்தில் காட்டப்படுகிறது.
The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei (彗星, comet) is a twin-seat carrier-based dive bomber developed by the Japanese defence manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal.
Operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) throughout World War II, it was assigned the Allied reporting name Judy.
Development of the aircraft began in 1938 as a carrier-based dive bomber to replace the Aichi D3A, and drew considerably upon the German Heinkel He 118. A single-engine low-wing monoplane, it possessed a relatively slender fuselage along with a retractable undercarriage and wing-mounted dive brakes, permitting it to achieve high speeds and excellent maneuverability despite a relatively high wing loading. Bombs were fitted underneath the wings and within internal bomb bay in the fuselage; it was also armed with two forward-facing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 97 aircraft machine guns and a rear-facing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Type 1 machine gun. To achieve the stipulated long range performance, early models of the D4Y lacked both self-sealing fuel tanks and armour, akin to most other Japanese aircraft of the era.
The first D4Y1 was complete in November 1940 and made its maiden flight at Yokosuka the following month. The flight...
Operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) throughout World War II, it was assigned the Allied reporting name Judy.
Development of the aircraft began in 1938 as a carrier-based dive bomber to replace the Aichi D3A, and drew considerably upon the German Heinkel He 118. A single-engine low-wing monoplane, it possessed a relatively slender fuselage along with a retractable undercarriage and wing-mounted dive brakes, permitting it to achieve high speeds and excellent maneuverability despite a relatively high wing loading. Bombs were fitted underneath the wings and within internal bomb bay in the fuselage; it was also armed with two forward-facing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 97 aircraft machine guns and a rear-facing 7.92 mm (.312 in) Type 1 machine gun. To achieve the stipulated long range performance, early models of the D4Y lacked both self-sealing fuel tanks and armour, akin to most other Japanese aircraft of the era.
The first D4Y1 was complete in November 1940 and made its maiden flight at Yokosuka the following month. The flight...
