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The Hiro H1H (or Navy Type 15) was a 1920s Japanese bomber or reconnaissance biplane flying boat developed from the Felixstowe F.5 by the Hiro Naval Arsenal for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The aircraft were built by Hiro, the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and Aichi.
Design and development
Following licensed production of the Felixstowe F.5 for the Imperial Japanese Navy the company developed an improved version known as the H1H or Navy Type 15. The aircraft was built with three different engine types fitted, the Navy Type 15-I with a wooden hull had longer span upper wings and the Navy Type 15-II had four-bladed propellers. The H1H remained in front line naval service through the 1930s.
Variants
H1H1
Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.
H1H2
Variant powered by either two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 or two 500hp (373kW) BMW VII engines.
H1H3
Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.
Operators
Japan
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
Specifications (H1H1)
Data from Illustrated Encyclopedia of AircraftGeneral characteristics
Length: 49 ft 7 in (15.11 m)
Wingspan: 75 ft 4.5 in (22.97 m)
Height: 17 ft 0.5 in (5.19 m)
Wing area: 1,345.53 sq ft (125 m2)
Empty weight: 8,862 lb (4,020 kg)
Gross weight: 13,448 lb (6,100 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Lorraine 12E 12-cylinder piston engine , 450 hp (336 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 106 mph (170 km/h, 92 kn)
Endurance: 14 hours 30 minutes
Armament
2 × 7.7 mm (0.303 in) machine guns (one at bow cockpit and one midships)
up to 300 kg (661 lb) of bombs
See also
Related development
Felixstowe F.5
Hiro H2H
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
English Electric Kingston
Supermarine Swan
Supermarine Southampton
Saunders A.14
Naval Aircraft Factory PN
Supermarine Scapa
Hall PH
Related lists
List of military aircraft of Japan
List of seaplanes and flying boats
References
= Notes
== Bibliography
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- List of military aircraft of Japan
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- List of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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- Hiro G2H
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