Kawanishi H6K - Specifications (H6K4)

Specifications (H6K4)

Data from Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Five: Flying Boats; Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

General characteristics

  • Crew: 9
  • Length: 25.63 m (84 ft 3 in)
  • Wingspan: 40.00 m (131 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 6.27 m (20 ft 6 in)
  • Wing area: 170 m2 (1,830 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 11,707 kg (25,755 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 17,000 kg (37,400 lb)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 21,500 kg (47,300 lb)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 or 46 14-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engines, 746 kW (1,000 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 331 km/h (211 mph)
  • Cruise speed: 216 km/h (138 mph)
  • Range: 6,580 km (4,112 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 9,610 m (31,520 ft)
  • Rate of climb: 370 m/min (1,213 ft/min)
  • Wing loading: 100 kg/m2 (20 lb/ft2)
  • Power/mass: 0.17 kW/kg (0.11 hp/lb)

Armament

  • 1× 7.7 mm (0.30 in) Type 97 machine gun in nose
  • 1× Type 97 machine gun in spine
  • 2× Type 97 machine guns in waist blisters
  • 1× 20 mm Type 99 cannon in tail turret
  • 2× 800 kg (1,764 lb) torpedoes or 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of bombs

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