Kawanishi H6K

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The Kawanishi H6K was a large maritime patrol flying boat designed and produced by the Japanese aviation manufacturer Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Flown by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II, the service designed it "Type 97 Large Flying Boat" (九七式大型飛行艇) while the Allied reporting name for the type was Mavis. The British mistakenly identified this aircraft as the Kawanishi Navy 97 Mavis. The H6K was developed in the mid-1930s in response to a demanding requirement issued by the IJN in early 1934. The design effort was aided by knowledge gained from extensive studies conducted in 1933 towards an abortive earlier specification, a visit to the British flying boat manufacturer Short Brothers, and Kawanishi's licensed production of the Short Rangoon as the Kawanishi H3K. The resulting flying boat featured four engines, a parasol wing, and a sizable hull suspended beneath this wing using numerous struts. The first prototype performed its maiden flight on 14 July 1936. Following...

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