Following licensed production of the Felixstowe F.5 for the Imperial Japanese Navy the company developed an improved version known as the H1H or Navy Type 15. The aircraft was built with three different engine types fitted, the Navy Type 15-I with a wooden hull had longer span upper wings and the Navy Type 15-II had four-bladed propellers. The H1H remained in front line naval service through the 1930s.[1][2][3]
Variantsedit
H1H1
Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.
H1H2
Variant powered by either two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 or two 500hp (373kW) BMW VII engines.
H1H3
Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
April 10, 2024
hiro, navy, type, 1920s, japanese, bomber, reconnaissance, biplane, flying, boat, developed, from, felixstowe, hiro, naval, arsenal, imperial, japanese, navy, aircraft, were, built, hiro, yokosuka, naval, arsenal, aichi, h1hlate, production, h1h1, launching, t. The Hiro H1H or Navy Type 15 was a 1920s Japanese bomber or reconnaissance biplane flying boat developed from the Felixstowe F 5 by the Hiro Naval Arsenal for the Imperial Japanese Navy The aircraft were built by Hiro the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and Aichi 3 H1HLate production H1H1 on a launching trolly 1 2 Role Patrol flying boatNational origin JapanManufacturer Hiro Naval ArsenalFirst flight 1925Retired 1938Primary user IJN Air ServiceProduced 1927 1934Number built 65Developed from Felixstowe F 5 Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications H1H1 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 BibliographyDesign and development editFollowing licensed production of the Felixstowe F 5 for the Imperial Japanese Navy the company developed an improved version known as the H1H or Navy Type 15 The aircraft was built with three different engine types fitted the Navy Type 15 I with a wooden hull had longer span upper wings and the Navy Type 15 II had four bladed propellers The H1H remained in front line naval service through the 1930s 1 2 3 Variants editH1H1 Variant powered by two 450hp 336kW Lorraine W 12 engines H1H2 Variant powered by either two 450hp 336kW Lorraine W 12 or two 500hp 373kW BMW VII engines H1H3 Variant powered by two 450hp 336kW Lorraine W 12 engines Operators edit nbsp JapanImperial Japanese Navy Air ServiceSpecifications H1H1 edit nbsp H1H2 side elevation all metal hull with Dornier type external stiffeners 1 2 Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft 3 General characteristicsLength 49 ft 7 in 15 11 m Wingspan 75 ft 4 5 in 22 97 m Height 17 ft 0 5 in 5 19 m Wing area 1 345 53 sq ft 125 m2 Empty weight 8 862 lb 4 020 kg Gross weight 13 448 lb 6 100 kg Powerplant 2 Lorraine 12E 12 cylinder piston engine 450 hp 336 kW eachPerformance Maximum speed 106 mph 170 km h 92 kn Endurance 14 hours 30 minutesArmament 2 7 7 mm 0 303 in machine guns one at bow cockpit and one midships up to 300 kg 661 lb of bombsSee also edit nbsp H1H in flight Related development Felixstowe F 5 Hiro H2HAircraft of comparable role configuration and era English Electric Kingston Supermarine Swan Supermarine Southampton Saunders A 14 Naval Aircraft Factory PN Supermarine Scapa Hall PHRelated lists List of military aircraft of Japan List of seaplanes and flying boatsReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hiro H1H Notes edit a b c Mikesh Robert C Abe Shorzoe 1990 Japanese Aircraft 1910 1941 Maryland 21402 Naval Institute Press Annapolis ISBN 1 55750 563 2 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link a b c Januszewski Tadeusz Zalewski Kryzysztof 2000 Japonskie samoloty marynarski 1912 1945 tiel2 Lampart ISBN 83 86776 00 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location link CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c Orbis 1985 p 2173 Bibliography edit Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiro H1H amp oldid 1073614401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
