Yokosuka E14Y

what is it?

The Yokosuka E14Y (service designation "Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane" (零式小型水上偵察機)) was an reconnaissance seaplane designed by the Japanese defence manufacturer Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal and produced by aircraft company Watanabe. It was purpose-designed to be transported aboard and launched from Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) submarine aircraft carriers, such as the I-25. Operated during World War II, it was assigned the Allied reporting name Glen.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · floatplane · 11 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 246 km/htop speed
• range 881 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,600 kgmax take-off weight
• built 125made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 87 years ago, in 1939.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 11 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1939

introduced

1941

retired

1943

status

retired

number built

125

role

submarine-based reconnaissance seaplane

origin

🇯🇵 Japan

engines

1× Hitachi GK2 Tempu 12

crew

2

length

8.5 m

wingspan

11 m

height

3.8 m

max take-off weight

1,600 kg

top speed

246 km/h

cruise speed

167 km/h

range

881 km

ceiling

5,240 m

landing gear

floatplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.