page_title: Aichi D3A
section_title: Specifications (D3A2 Model 22)
hierarchical_section_title: Aichi D3A / Specifications (D3A2 Model 22)
caption_attribution_description: Aichi D3A Val
context_page_description: The Aichi D3A Type 99 Carrier Bomber is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to bomb American targets in the war, commencing with Pearl Harbor and U.S. bases in the Philippines, such as Clark Air Force Base. They sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraft.
context_section_description: Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Length: 10.195 m (33 ft 5 in)
  Wingspan: 14.365 m (47 ft 2 in)
  Height: 3.847 m (12 ft 7 in)
  Wing area: 34.9 m² (376 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 2,570 kg (5,666 lb) 
  D3A1: 2,408 kg (5,309 lb)
  Gross weight: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) 
  D3A1: 3,650 kg (8,050 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Kinsei 54 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 970 kW (1,300 hp)   for take-off
  1,200 hp (890 kW) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  1,100 hp (820 kW) at 6,200 m (20,300 ft)
  Other engines
  710 hp (530 kW) Nakajima Hikari I - 1st prototype
  840 hp (630 kW) Mitsubishi Kinsei 3 - 2nd prototype
  1,000 hp (750 kW) Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 - D3A1 Model 11 (early production)
  1,070 hp (800 kW) Mitsubishi Kinsei 44 - D3A1 Model 11 (late production)
  Propellers: 3-bladed metal constant-speed propeller
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 430 km/h (270 mph, 230 kn) at 6,200 m (20,300 ft)
  D3A1: 387 km/h (240 mph; 209 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  Cruise speed: 296 km/h (184 mph, 160 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
  Range: 1,352 km (840 mi, 730 nmi) 
  D3A1: 1,472 km (915 mi)
  Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,400 ft) 
  D3A1: 9,300 m (30,500 ft)
  Time to altitude: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 5 minutes 48 seconds
  D3A1: 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 6 minutes 27 seconds
  Wing loading: 108.9 kg/m² (22.3 lb/sq ft) 
  D3A1: 104.6 kg/m² (21.4 lb/sq ft)
  Power/mass: 3.9 kg/kW (6.4 lb/hp)
  D3A1: 4.9 kg/kW (8 lb/hp)
  Armament
  Guns: 2x forward-firing 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 97 machine guns in the forward fuselage upper decking + 1x 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Type 92 machine gun on a flexible mount in the rear cockpit
  Bombs: 1x 250 kg (550 lb) under the fuselage and 2x 60 kg (130 lb) bombs under the wings
caption: D3A1 with Type 98 bomb, marked as an aircraft assigned to Akagi
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