BRAND and MODEL
AICHI D3A ‘VAL’
TYPE
Two-seat carrier-borne dive-bomber
ORIGIN
Japan
ENGINE
One 802 kw (1,075 hp) Mitsubishi Kinsei 44 fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine
SPECIFICATION
• Wingspan: 14.36 m (47 ft 1⅓ in)
• Length: 10.23 m (3 ft 6⅝ in)
• Height: 3.35 m (10 ft 11 in)
• Wing area: 34.97 m² (376.42 sq ft)
• Max speed at 3,000 m (9,842 ft): 381 km/h (237 mph)
• Range cruising speed at 3,000 m (9,842 ft): 296 km/h (184 mph)
• Time to 3,000 m (9,842 ft): 6 min 45 secs
• Service ceiling: 8,070 m (26,475 ft)
• Max range: 1,473 km (915 miles)
• Empty weight: 2,390 kg (5,268 lb)
• Loaded weight: 3,650kg (8,047 lb)
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