Aichi D3A

D3A

Facts and Specifications

Allied Code Name:Val

Type:Two-Seat shipborne Dive-Bomber

Engine:one 1,300 hp Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 radial

Maximum Speed:267 mph

Intial Climb Rate:1,759 ft. per minute

Service Ceiling:34,450 ft.

Range:840 miles

Empty Weight:5,666 lbs.

Maximum Weight:8,378 lbs.

Span:47 ft. 2 in.

Length:33 ft. 5¾ in.

Height:12 ft. 7½ in.

Armament:two 7.7mm Type 97 machine-guns in nose,one 7.7mm Type 92 gun in rear cockpit;one 551 lbs. bomb under fuselauge

Users:Imperial Japanese Navy

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