Yokosuka D4Y - Specifications (D4Y2)

Specifications (D4Y2)

Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft

General characteristics

• Crew: two (pilot & gunner/radio operator)
• Length: 33 ft 6 in (10.22 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 9 in (11.50 m)
• Height: 12 ft 3 in (3.74 m)
• Wing area: 254 ft² (23.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,379 lb (2,440 kg)
• Loaded weight: 9,370 lb (4,250 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Aichi Atsuta AE1P 32 liquid-cooled inverted V12 piston engine, 1,044 kW (1,400 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 550 km/h (342 mph)
• Range: 1,465 km (910 mi)
• Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
• Rate of climb: 14 m/s (2,700 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 180 kg/m² (37 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)

Armament

• 2× forward-firing 7.7 mm machine guns
• 1× rearward-firing 7.92 mm machine gun
• 500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs (design), 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs (kamikaze)