Kawanishi E5K

E5K
Role	reconnaissance floatplane
Manufacturer	Kawanishi Aircraft Company
First flight	October 1931
Introduction	April 1932
Primary user	IJN Air Service
Number built	20

The Kawanishi E5K1 or Kawanishi Type G was a large 1930s Japanese three-seat reconnaissance floatplane.^[1]

Design and development

The E5K1, a radial-engined twin-float seaplane, first flew in October 1931, but due to problems in development only 20 production aircraft were built.^[1] The type entered service with the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in April 1932 as the Kawanishi Navy Type 90-3 Reconnaissance Seaplane.^[1]

Variants

E5K1: Production version with a 450 hp (340 kW) Bristol Jupiter radial engine, 20 production aircraft built.^[1]

Operators

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service^[1]

Specifications (E5K1)

Data from Orbis^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 3
Wingspan: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Gross weight: 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter radial, 340 kW (450 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 177 km/h (110 mph; 96 kn)
Endurance: 12 hours

Armament

Guns: 3 x 7.62 mm (0.300 in) Machine-Guns
Bombs: 150kg maximum

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Aircraft. London: Orbis Publications. p. 2234.

Aircraft produced by Kawanishi Aircraft Company

Fighters	K-11 J3K J6K N1K N1K-J

Flying boats	H3K H6K H8K K-60 K-200

Reconnaissance seaplanes	E5K E7K E8K E10K E11K E13K E15K

Trainers	K6K K8K

Suicide attack aircraft	Baika

Civil aircraft	K-1 K-2 K-3 K-5 K-6 K-7 K-8 K-10 K-12 Sakura

World War II Allied reporting names	Alf Belle Emily George Mavis Norm Rex

Japanese Navy Reconnaissance seaplanes

E1Y E2N E3A E4N E5K/E5Y E6Y E7K E8A/E8N E9W E10A/E10K E11A/E11K E12A/E12N E13A/E13K E14Y E15K E16A

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