Data Quality87%
01 / Overview
Yokosuka D4Y Suisei
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–1945
Quantity
2,038
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1942
- Crew2
- Primary Roledive bomber, reconnaissance, night fighter
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine Typeliquid-cooled V12 / radial
- Engine ModelAichi Atsuta / Mitsubishi Kinsei
- Number of Engines1
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Top Speed540 km/h
- Service Ceiling10,000 m
◇Dimensions5MOD.5
- Length10.1 m
- Wingspan12.1 m
- Height3.5 m
- Empty Weight3,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight4,500 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Weapons Payload800 kg
- Internal Gun2x 7.7mm Type 97, 1x 7.92mm Type 1 or 13mm Type 2
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Production & Cost2MOD.2
- Total Built2,038
- Variants4
⬢Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1945
- Production Start1942
- Production End1945
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1942Production started
- 1945Production ended
84
years in service
3
years in production
2,038
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
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An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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