YOKOSUKA B4Y1

The Yokosuka B4Y1 was a Japanese, metal-structure, metal-structure, on-board bomber bomber from the interwar period. The drive was provided by a single N radial motor akajima Hikari 2 with 843 hp. The flight of the prototype took place in 1935, and serial production continued in 1936-1938. Approximately 205 examples of this aircraft were built in its course. The deck armament consisted of a single 7.7 mm Type 92 machine gun. The plane could carry a torpedo weighing up to 80 kg or a load of bombs weighing up to 500 kg. B4Y1 was created based on the technical requirements of the Japanese Navy command from 1934 for new on-board aircraft. The team of designers was headed by Sanae Kawasaki, who decided to use as many components and components as possible in the new aircraft - for example, the B4Y1 wings were almost entirely taken over from the E7K1 seaplane. Ultimately, the B4Y1 aircraft turned out to be a successful machine with good aerodynamic properties. Several plants were responsible for its production, mainly Nakajima and Mitsubishi. Aircraft of this type were embarked on the aircraft carriers Akagi, Hosho, Kaga, Ryujo and Soryu. It was also very heavily used at the beginning of the war in China (1937-1945).