Aichi M6A1 Seiran – Foton och Video

Den Aichi M6A Seiran var ett ubåtsavfyrat attackflygplan konstruerat för den kejserliga japanska flottan under andra världskriget. Den var avsedd att operera från I-400-klassens ubåtar vars ursprungliga uppgift var att genomföra flygattacker mot USA.

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Den Aichi M6A1 Seiran was a Japanese submarine-launched attack aircraft designed during World War II. It was intended to be carried by the I-400 class submarine and launched from a catapult on the deck. The Seiran had a streamlined fuselage, a low-wing monoplane configuration, and a single-engine propeller. The wings and tail could be folded to fit inside a cylindrical hangar on the submarine.
Den Seiran could carry a 1,800-pound bomb or a torpedo for attacking enemy ships or installations. The Seiran was one of the most advanced and ambitious aircraft projects of the Japanese Navy, but only 28 were built and none saw combat action before the end of the war.