Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service

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Decided to move the Navy planes to the Navy board.

Aircraft data either from Wikipedia or forum.valka.cz. Ki designations of planes do not match those of the actual historical list.


Plane ------------ In service --- Produced --- Operational ----
Aichi Ki-7 --------- 1915 ---------- 300 -------- 300 ---------
Kawasaki Ki-8 ------ 1915 ---------- 500 -------- 500 ---------
Kawasaki Ki-11 ----- 1917 ---------- 200 -------- 200 ---------


H2/1915 (1921)
Aichi Ki-7 ---------- 200
Kawasaki Ki-8 ------- 200

H1/1916 (1922)
Aichi Ki-7 ---------- 100
Kawasaki Ki-8 ------- 100

H1/1917 (1923)
Kawasaki Ki-8 ------- 200
Kawasaki Ki-11 ------ 100

H2/1917 (1923)
Kawasaki Ki-11 ------ 100

H2/1919

Kawasaki Ki-17 Sea reconnaissance plane

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Aichi Ki-7 scout and bomber biplane seaplane

(OTL Sopwith Baby/Schneider)
Maiden flight: 1914
Introduced: 1915
Designer: Lewis Bregett

Crew: 1
Length: 23 ft
Wingspan: 25 ft 8 in
Height: 10 ft
Empty weight: 1,226 lbs
Maximum Takeoff weight: 1,715 lbs
Powerplant: One Mitsubishi M4 Rotary engine, 110 hp
Maximum speed: 87 mph
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft
Endurance: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Armament: One 6.5mm Type 65 machine gun, two 65 lbs bombs

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Kawasaki Ki-8 Sea reconnaissance plane


(OTL Friedrichshafen F.33)
Maiden flight: 1914
Introduced: 1915
Designer: Charles Gelhan

Crew: 2
Length: 33 ft 6 in
Wingspan: 54 ft 6 in
Height: 12 ft 4 in
Empty weight: 2,205 lbs
Maximum Takeoff weight: 3,412 lbs
Powerplant: One Kawasaki II 6-cylinder inline engine, 120 hp
Maximum speed: 68 mph
Service ceiling:
Endurance: 4 hours
Armament: Eight 26 lbs bombs

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Kawasaki Ki-11 floatplane fighter


(OTL Friedrichshafen FF.43)
Maiden flight: 1916
Introduced: 1917
Designer: Charles Gelhan

Crew: 1
Length: 8.55 m
Wingspan: 9.92 m
Height: 3.35 m
Empty weight: 798 kg
Loaded weight: 1078 kg
Powerplant: One Kawasaki II 6-cylinder inline engine, 120 hp
Maximum speed: 163 km/h
Service ceiling: 3000 m
Range: 400 km
Armament: Two fixed 7.7mm Type 72 machine guns


Kawasaki Ki-11R

Race version of the Kawasaki Ki-11

Maiden flight: 1916
Introduced: 1917
Designer: Charles Gelhan

Crew: 1
Length: 8.55 m
Wingspan: 9.22 m
Height: 3.35 m
Empty weight: 680 kg
Loaded weight: 800 kg
Powerplant: One Kawasaki VI inline water cooled engine, 300 hp
Maximum speed: 275 km/h
Service ceiling: 3000 m
Range: 275 km