Japan - naval aviation and armaments
D4Y1 Suisei
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| D4Y1-C | recon | 5/1942 - 12/1942 | ~750 | 9/1945 | 2 seats, Aichi AE1A Atsuta 12 engine (1200 hp), 3 7.7-mm MG, without bombs |
| D4Y1 | diving bomber | 11/1942 - 1944 | 9/1945 | strengthened wing, 3 7.7-mm MG, 1 500-kg and 2 60-kg bombs | |
| D4Y2 | spring 1944 - 1944 | ~350 | 9/1945 | AE1P Atsuta 32 engine (1400 hp) | |
| D4Y2a | 1944 - 1944 | 9/1945 | 1 13.2-mm MG, 2 7.7-mm MG, 620 kg of bombs | ||
| D4Y2-C | recon | spring 1944 - 1944 | 9/1945 | without bombs, photo camera, 3 7.7-mm MG | |
| D4Y2a-C | 1944 - 1944 | 9/1945 | 1 13.2-mm MG, 2 7.7-mm MG | ||
| D4Y3 | diving bomber | 7/1944 - 1945 | ~630 | 9/1945 | Mitsubishi MK8P Kinsei 62 engine (1560 hp), 3 7.7-mm MG, 620 kg of bombs |
| D4Y3a | 7/1944 - 1945 | 9/1945 | 1 13.2-mm MG, 2 7.7-mm MG, 620 kg of bombs | ||
| D4Y4 | 2/1945 - 8/1945 | 296 | 9/1945 | kamikaze plane, 2 7.7-mm MG, 800 kg of bombs |
| Modification | D4Y1 | D4Y4 |
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Wing span, m |
11.50 | 11.50 |
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Length, m |
10.22 | 10.22 |
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Height, m |
3.67 | 3.72 |
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Wings area, m2 |
23.60 | 23.60 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
2440 | 2501 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
4250 | 4657 |
| Engine | 1 Aichi AE1A Atsuta 12 | 1 Mitsubishi MK8P Kinsei 62 |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 | 1560 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 547 | 563 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 426 | 370 |
| Flying range, km | 3850 | 2910 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 9900 | 10500 |
| Complement | 2 | 1 |
| Armament | 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 1 x 7.7 99-shiki MG, 620 kg of bombs (1 x 500-kg + 2 x 60-kg) | 2 x 7.7 97-shiki MG, 800 kg of bombs |
D4Y1 Suisei
© Ivan Gogin, 2008