page_title: Aichi E16A
section_title: Specifications (E16A1 Zuiun Model 11)
hierarchical_section_title: Aichi E16A / Specifications (E16A1 Zuiun Model 11)
caption_attribution_description: English: Aichi E16A "Paul" seaplane of the Imperial Japanese Navy following capture by American forces and marking with United States insignia.
context_page_description: The Aichi E16A Zuiun was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
context_section_description: General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 10.833 m (35 ft 6 in)
  Wingspan: 12.81 m (42 ft 0 in)
  Height: 4.791 m (15 ft 9 in)
  Wing area: 28 m² (300 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 2,945 kg (6,493 lb)
  Gross weight: 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 4,553 kg (10,038 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi MK8D Kinsei 54 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 970 kW (1,300 hp)   for take-off
  895 kW (1,200 hp) at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
  820 kW (1,100 hp) at 6,200 m (20,341 ft)
  Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propeller
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 439 km/h (273 mph, 237 kn) at 5,500 m (18,045 ft)
  Cruise speed: 333 km/h (207 mph, 180 kn) at 5,000 m (16,404 ft)
  Range: 1,176 km (731 mi, 635 nmi)
  Ferry range: 2,420 km (1,500 mi, 1,310 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
  Rate of climb: 10 m/s (2,000 ft/min)
  Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,843 ft) in 4 minutes 40 seconds
  Wing loading: 139.3 kg/m² (28.5 lb/sq ft)
  Power/mass: 0.2491 kW/kg (0.1515 hp/lb)
  Armament
  Guns: 
  2 fixed forward-firing 20 mm (0.787 in) Type 99 Mark 2 machine guns in the wings
  1 flexible rearward-firing 13 mm (0.512 in) Type 2 machine gun for the observer
  Bombs: 
  250 kg (551 lb) of bombs
caption: E16A following U.S. capture
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