Description: Shipping SPECIAL HOBBY 1/72 AICHI E16A1 ZUIUN PAUL WW2 IJN RECONNAISSANCE SEAPLANE Kit SPECIAL HOBBY 1/72 AICHI E16A1 ZUIUN PAUL WW2 IJN RECONNAISSANCE SEAPLANE Kit No.SH72013 OPEN BOX UNBUILT PLASTIC MODEL KIT INVENTORIED 100% COMPLETE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS PLEASE ASK ME BEFORE BIDDING / PURCHASING I WANT EVERYONE TO BE 100% SATISFIED WITH NO SURPRISES OR MIS-UNDERSTANDINGS -------------------------------------------- Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia The Aichi E16A Zuiun ("Auspicious Cloud", Allied reporting name "Paul") was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Design and development The Aichi E16A originated from a 1939 specification for a replacement for the Aichi E13A, which at that time had yet to be accepted by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS). Disagreements about the requirements in the 14-Shi specification prevented most manufacturers from submitting designs, but in 1941 a new 16-Shi specification was drafted by the IJNAS around the Aichi AM-22 design which had already been made by Aichi engineers Kishiro Matsuo and Yasuhiro Ozawa. The first AM-22, which first got the experimental designation Navy Experimental 16-Shi Reconnaissance Seaplane and later the short designation E16A1, was completed by May 1942 and was a conventional, low-wing monoplane equipped with two floats and had the unusual (for a seaplane) feature of being equipped with dive brakes, located in the front legs of the float struts, to allow it to operate in a secondary role as a dive bomber. Variants E16A1 Experimental Type 16 reconnaissance seaplane (16-Shi Suij Teisatsuki) Initial named Experimental Type 14 two-seat reconnaissance seaplane (14-Shi 2-Za Suij Teisatsuki). 3 prototypes produced. Mounted 1,300 hp (970 kW) Mitsubishi MK8A Kinsei 51 engine, 2 × forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303in) Type 97 machine guns, 1 × rearward-firing 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun. E16A1 Zuiun Model 11 (Zuiun 11-gata) General production model. Mounted 1,300 hp (970 kW) Mitsubishi MK8N Kinsei 54 engine, 2 × forward-firing 20 mm Type 99-2 cannons, 1 × rearward-firing 13 mm Type 2 machine gun. E16A2 Provisional name Zuiun Model 12 (Kash Zuiun 12-gata) Initial named Zuiun Model 22. Single prototype with a 1,560 hp (1,160 kW) Mitsubishi MK8P Kinsei 62 radial engine. One plane converted from E16A1, incomplete. Operators Japan Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Naval vessel Battleship Ise, supplied from 634th Kktai. Battleship Hyga, supplied from 634th Kktai. Air unit Kitaura Kkutai Yokosuka Kkutai 634th Kkutai 801st Kkutai 301st Reconnaissance Hiktai 302nd Reconnaissance Hiktai Shipping & Handling Back to Top US ShippingPlease check eBay's Shipping & Payment tab USPS Priority Mail® International ShippingPlease check eBay's Shipping & Payment tab USPS First-Class Mail International (Worldwide) USPS First-Class Mail International (Canada) FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager.Make your listings stand out with FREE Vendio custom templates! FREE scheduling, supersized images and templates. Get Vendio Sales Manager. Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!
Price: 31.98 USD
Location: San Diego, California
End Time: 2025-01-07T21:40:12.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: LS
Type: Airplane
Theme: Militaria
