Aichi C4A
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C4A | |
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Role | Carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft |
National origin | Japan |
Manufacturer | Aichi Kokuki |
Status | project only |
Primary user | Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (intended) |
Number built | 0 |
The Aichi C4A was a late 1930s project by Aichi for a reconnaissance aircraft.
Design and development
In the late 1930s, the Imperial Japanese Navy, having felt impressed at the performance of the Mitsubishi Ki-15 for the Imperial Japanese Army, issued a requirement for a fast reconnaissance plane under the IJN designation 13-Shi High-speed Reconnaissance Plane. Aichi, drawing upon experience designing the Aichi D3A, proposed a single-engine, low wing monoplane powered by a radial engine and fitted with a closed cockpit with two seats in tandem, as well as a rear-mounted 7.7. mm machine gun. The design was known by the internal designation and called C4A by the IJN.[1][2]
A full-scale mockup was completed in March 1939 for inspection by IJN officials. However, the IJN decided to shelve the C4A in favor of their own version of the Ki-15, the C5M.[2]
References
- ^ Robert C. Mikesh, Shorzoe Abe, Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941, Annapolis, Naval Institute Press, 1990, ISBN 1-55750-563-2.
- ^ a b https://www.valka.cz/topic/view/86363/Ajci-C4A1-13-Si
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