217:, had entered service. Compounding Japanese crews' undoubted frustration, when under attack, the Shiun's main float jettison mechanism — which had been wind-tunnel tested, but never tried on an actual airplane prior to manufacture — failed to work in combat. Coupled with high maintenance and other mechanical issues, further production was cancelled in February 1944, with only 15
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With some exceptions for rockets, jets and repurposed aircraft, names chosen were for: 1. Winds, 2. Lightning, 3. Nighttime lights, 4. Mountains, 5. Stars/constellations, 6. Seas, 7. Clouds, 8. Plants, 9. Skies, 10. Landscapes, and 11. Flowers. Published translations disagree, and many are
206:. Six prototype and service trial E15Ks were built and evaluated from 1941 to 1942. Production finally got underway in 1943, but the first operational E15K1s did not enter service until April 30, 1944, when six were assigned to the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron of the 61st Air Flotilla.
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X as second letter is for experimental aircraft or imported technology demonstrators not intended for service, Hyphenated trailing letter (-J, -K, -L, -N or -S) denotes design modified for secondary role, Possibly incorrect designation, but used in many
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Millot, Bernard (May 1978). "Kawanishi E15K1 "Shiun" (Norm): Il jetait son flotteur à la figure de ses poursuivants..." [Kawanishi E15K1 "Shiun" (Norm): Throwing Their Floats in the Faces of Their
Pursuers].
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Japanese Navy aircraft designations (short system)
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War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six, Floatplanes
696:"61st Air Flotilla, 12th Recon Sqn wartime report No.4.",
687:"61st Air Flotilla, 12th Recon Sqn wartime report No.3.",
678:"61st Air Flotilla, 12th Recon Sqn wartime report No.1.",
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598:(2nd ed.). London: Putnam & Company.
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209:On June 1 the first of its Shiuns arrived at
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158:Kawanishi designed a single-engined low-wing
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641:Layman, R. D.; McLaughlin, Stephen (1991).
617:. London: Macdonald & Co. (Publishers).
407:6,000 m (20,000 ft) in 10 minutes
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689:Japan Center for Asian Historical Record
680:Japan Center for Asian Historical Record
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265:Specifications (E15K1 late production)
126:Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit
713:"Kawanishi E15K Shiun (Violet Cloud)"
624:The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft
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596:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
466:List of flying boats and floatplanes
294:11.587 m (38 ft 0 in)
273:Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
422:0.335 kW/kg (0.204 hp/lb)
461:List of military aircraft of Japan
306:4.95 m (16 ft 3 in)
259:Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
16:Japanese reconnaissance floatplane
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645:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
300:14 m (45 ft 11 in)
700:(in Japanese), Ref. C13120230500
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682:(in Japanese), Ref. C13120220900
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312:30 m (320 sq ft)
166:14-cylinder radial driving two
330:4,900 kg (10,803 lb)
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401:9,830 m (32,250 ft)
324:4,100 kg (9,039 lb)
318:3,165 kg (6,978 lb)
3554:Aircraft first flown in 1941
2922:Aircraft in Japanese service
1408:Reconnaissance seaplanes (E)
1285:Shipboard reconnaissance (C)
594:Francillon, René J. (1979).
500:Layman & McLaughlin 1991
1006:WWII Allied reporting names
120:Norman O. Clappison of the
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665:(in French) (102): 42–45.
155:was also ordered in 1939.
142:Kawanishi Aircraft Company
55:Kawanishi Aircraft Company
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1544:Observation seaplanes (F)
44:Reconnaissance floatplane
26:
2839:Special-purpose aircraft
851:Reconnaissance seaplanes
622:Jackson, Robert (2002).
338:Mitsubishi MK4S Kasei 24
188:Mitsubishi MK4S Kasei 24
183:short designation system
164:Mitsubishi MK4D Kasei 14
2857:(Sakura cherry blossom)
2439:(Magnificent lightning)
2348:official aircraft names
2346:Imperial Japanese Navy
2287:Aichi E13A1a-S/E13A1b-S
2160:Floatplane fighters (N)
1726:Land-based Fighters (J)
1572:Land-based bombers (G)
925:Suicide attack aircraft
613:Green, William (1962).
279:General characteristics
3491:(Messerschmitt Bf 109)
3467:(Messerschmitt Bf 110)
2297:Yokosuka P1Y1-S/P1Y2-S
2183:Land-based bombers (P)
138:Imperial Japanese Navy
132:Design and development
65:Imperial Japanese Navy
2768:(White chrysanthemum)
2709:(Purple/Violet cloud)
663:Le Fana de l'Aviation
2849:(Fine weather storm)
2423:(Flashing lightning)
2058:H8K1-L/H8K2-L/H8K4-L
1054:Shin Meiwa/ShinMaywa
759:Shin Meiwa/ShinMaywa
3509:(Focke-Wulf Fw 200)
3473:(Focke Wulf Fw 190)
2588:(Heavenly mountain)
2499:Jet/rocket fighters
2405:Land-based fighters
2077:Special-purpose (M)
1584:Mitsubishi G1M (II)
1205:Torpedo bombers (B)
1149:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
556:, pp. 305–306.
443:Type 92 machine gun
328:Max takeoff weight:
215:Grumman F6F Hellcat
194:Operational history
36:General information
3539:Kawanishi aircraft
2725:(Auspicious cloud)
2717:(Iridescent cloud)
2596:(Eastern mountain)
2431:(Violet lightning)
2263:Night fighters (S)
1969:Showa/Nakajima L2D
1579:Mitsubishi G1M (I)
643:The Hybrid Warship
626:. Bath: Parragon.
124:, a member of the
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502:, pp. 77–78.
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1833:
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1823:
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1813:
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1803:
1798:
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1599:Mitsubishi G4M
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1530:Kawanishi E15K
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1515:Kawanishi E13K
1512:
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1342:
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1292:Mitsubishi C1M
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1199:
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2126:Yokosuka MXY7
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2121:Yokosuka MXY6
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2116:Yokosuka MXY5
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2111:Yokosuka MXY4
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1831:Watanabe K6W
1816:Yokosuka K5Y
1811:Yokosuka K4Y
1801:Yokosuka K2Y
1796:Yokosuka K1Y
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1753:Nakajima J5N
1733:Nakajima J1N
1680:Yokosuka H7Y
1670:Yokosuka H5Y
1619:Nakajima G8N
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1465:Nakajima E8N
1445:Yokosuka E6Y
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1430:Nakajima E4N
1420:Nakajima E2N
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1387:Yokosuka D4Y
1382:Yokosuka D3Y
1377:Nakajima D3N
1362:Yokosuka D2Y
1357:Nakajima D2N
1317:Nakajima C6N
1302:Nakajima C3N
1297:Nakajima C2N
1257:Nakajima B6N
1252:Nakajima B5N
1242:Yokosuka B4Y
1237:Nakajima B4N
1222:Nakajima B3N
1164:Seversky A8V
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2466:(Lightning)
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2026:LXJ (Ju 86)
2021:LXJ (Ju 60)
1871:Kyushu K11W
1866:Kyushu K10W
1227:Kugisho B3Y
374:Performance
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2760:(Red leaf)
2221:Kyushu Q3W
2211:Kyushu Q1W
2204:Patrol (Q)
2091:Nihon MXJ1
2011:LXG (G-21)
2006:LXG (KR-2)
1861:Kyushu K9W
1846:Nippi K8Ni
1763:Kyushu J7W
1535:Aichi E16A
1510:Aichi E13A
1495:Aichi E12A
1485:Aichi E11A
1475:Aichi E10A
1063:PS-1/US-1A
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527:Green 1962
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3321:Sally III
2766:Shiragiku
2637:Myojo Kai
2447:(Thunder)
2270:Aichi S1A
2084:Aichi M6A
1984:Nihon L7P
1851:Nihon K8P
1695:Hiro H10H
1690:Aichi H9A
1551:Aichi F1A
1455:Aichi E8A
1425:Aichi E3A
1367:Aichi D3A
1352:Aichi D1A
1307:Aichi C4A
1262:Aichi B7A
882:(Type 96)
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671:0757-4169
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270:Data from
238:Operators
160:monoplane
128:(ATAIU).
2828:Wakakusa
2750:Trainers
2647:(Galaxy)
2490:(Aurora)
2482:(Corona)
2372:(Squall)
2355:Fighters
1665:Hiro H4H
1655:Hiro H3H
1650:Hiro H2H
1645:Hiro H1H
1589:Hiro G2H
1056:aircraft
904:Trainers
767:Fighters
761:aircraft
450:See also
428:Armament
225:Variants
204:Model 11
116:" after
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3386:Theresa
3166:Kate 61
3112:(Ki-55)
3106:(Ki-36)
3099:Hickory
3039:Frances
2994:Cypress
2969:Buzzard
2812:Akigusa
2682:(Ocean)
2631:(Venus)
2623:(Comet)
2605:Bombers
2570:Shinzan
2515:Shinryu
2437:Shinden
2308:sources
2063:H11K1-L
1928:E13A1-K
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292:Length:
175:airfoil
79:History
3501:Trixie
3495:Millie
3483:Janice
3431:Willow
3401:Tillie
3381:Thelma
3376:Thalia
3351:Stella
3346:Spruce
3196:Louise
3116:Irving
3054:George
3049:Gander
2989:Claude
2979:Cherry
2847:Seiran
2793:Soukuu
2758:Kouyou
2688:Nankai
2664:Patrol
2621:Suisei
2613:Ryusei
2586:Tenzan
2578:Taizan
2562:Renzan
2554:Nanzan
2546:Fugaku
2523:Shusui
2488:Kyokko
2445:Tenrai
2429:Shiden
2421:Senden
2413:Raiden
2386:Reisen
2380:(Gale)
2068:K3M3-L
2048:G6M1-L
2043:G5N2-L
1948:Q1W1-K
1943:M6A1-K
1938:G6M1-K
1933:F1M2-K
1923:D3Y1-K
1918:B5N1-K
1913:A6M2-K
1908:A5M4-K
1563:J1N1-F
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995:Sakura
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3421:Topsy
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3356:Steve
3341:Sonia
3331:Sandy
3316:Sally
3276:Perry
3271:Peggy
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3206:Mabel
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3186:Lorna
3171:Laura
3141:Jerry
3094:Helen
3069:Grace
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2629:Myojo
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2480:Hakko
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2378:Kyofu
2370:Jinpu
1034:Mavis
1024:Emily
1019:Belle
993:K-12
932:Baika
894:Shiun
892:E15K
843:K-200
796:Kyofu
788:Jinpu
472:Notes
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252:Japan
231:E15K1
219:Shiun
211:Palau
202:Shiun
152:Ōyodo
97:Shiun
3489:Mike
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3459:Bess
3436:Zeke
3416:Tony
3411:Tojo
3406:Toby
3396:Tina
3371:Tess
3336:Slim
3311:Ruth
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3286:Pine
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3231:Nell
3226:Nate
3221:Myrt
3211:Mary
3201:Luke
3176:Lily
3161:Kate
3156:Judy
3146:Jill
3136:Jean
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3126:Jake
3121:Jack
3084:Hank
3079:Hamp
3074:Gwen
3059:Glen
3019:Edna
3004:Dick
2999:Dave
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2016:LXHe
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