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The Shin Meiwa PS-1 and US-1A is a large STOL aircraft designed for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and air-sea rescue (SAR) work respectively by Japanese aircraft manufacturer Shin Meiwa. The PS-1 anti-submarine warfare (ASW) variant is a flying boat which carried its own beaching gear on board, while the search-and-rescue (SAR) orientated US-1A ...
The ShinMaywa US-2 is a large Japanese short takeoff and landing amphibious aircraft that employs boundary layer control technology for enhanced STOL and stall suppression performance. Manufactured by seaplane specialist ShinMaywa (formerly Shin Meiwa), it was developed from the earlier Shin Meiwa US-1A seaplane, which was introduced during the ...
ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. (新明和工業株式会社, Shin-Meiwa Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese industrial conglomerate descended from the Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa during 1992. Prior to this, the company was also known as Shin Meiwa Industry co., Ltd ...
Single-seat, fighter-interceptor aircraft project that did not advance beyond the mock-up stage due to being judged "unduly optimistic" Tachikawa Ki-94-II: 1: 1945: Army: single-engine: high-altitude fighter: Prototype single-seat, fighter-interceptor aircraft that was never finished before the end of WWII Tachikawa KKY: 23: 1935: Army: biplane ...
The following is a list of aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (1912–1945). The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service was in existence from its inception in 1912 until its dissolution in 1945.
This makes amphibious aircraft, such as the Grumman Albatross and the Shin Meiwa US-2, useful for long-range air–sea rescue tasks. In addition, amphibious aircraft are particularly useful as bush planes that can engage in light transport in remote areas. In these areas, they often have to operate not only from airstrips, but from lakes and ...
Finnish flag carrier Finnair celebrates its 100th anniversary on November 1, having been founded in 1923 as a seaplane service, while the Czech Republic’s flag carrier Czech Airlines made its ...
The first production E6Y entered service in 1933, and the eight aircraft were deployed to the three Junsen II and III submarines, I-6, I-7 and I-8. [7] The aircraft also saw surface ship use. [ 4 ] They saw limited service during the January 28 incident in 1932, providing reconnaissance, and subsequently there are reports that they served on ...