IJN Specification 10-Shi (F1, Reconnaissance Seaplane, 1934)

[blackkite]

Hi Aichi F1A. Competitor of Mitsubishi F1M.
There was a sea plane version and a land base plane version of F1A.

 

[Stargazer]

More Aichi AB-13 (F1A1):

 

[Tzoli]

Anybody know if the IJN ever ordered for a successor gunnery spotting aircraft of the F1M Pete?
Something like F2M F2A F2K?

 

[blackkite]

Anybody know if the IJN ever ordered for a successor gunnery spotting aircraft of the F1M Pete?
Something like F2M F2A F2K?

Hmmm.....I can't find such a aircraft in 11-shi and 12-shi series aircraft.

 

[hesham]

Hi,

there is an old question ?

Hi,

when we discussed the Japanese projects pre-1945,we forgot many
projects in the period from 1920 to 1940.
For example,in 1934 for 10-Shi competition for two seat recce/observation
floatplane,the tenders were Aichi F1A1,Mitsubishi F1M1 and Kawanishi.
To Kawanishi,it supposed to be F1K1,and it was a project only,does anyone
know more info about it ?.

 

[blackkite]

Pacific ocean sea battle were mainly aircraft carrier to aircraft carrier battle.
So I believe the IJN did not plan F1M successor.

 

[Tzoli]

Pacific ocean sea battle were mainly aircraft carrier to aircraft carrier battle.
So I believe the IJN did not plan F1M successor.

Yes that was happened, but not planned, IJN wanted a decisive battle with it's battleships supported by the carriers, hence gunnery spotting aircraft was important.

 

[blackkite]

Pacific ocean sea battle were mainly aircraft carrier to aircraft carrier battle.
So I believe the IJN did not plan F1M successor.

Yes that was happened, but not planned, IJN wanted a decisive battle with it's battleships supported by the carriers, hence gunnery spotting aircraft was important.

HmHm........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGzJZ9D2IBw

 

[Tzoli]

Maybe any other further development of the Pete?
Like F1M3 or F1M4?
Maybe even a kamikaze variant?

 

[Tzoli]

Maybe any other further development of the Pete?
Like F1M3 or F1M4?
Maybe even a kamikaze variant?

So no such development to our current knowledge?

 

[blackkite]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SihAkuWJTLw


I can't find any information about F1M3 or F1M4.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBFlCFi7dGQ

 

[Mavrick5]

Info on F1K. I think it cones from
'Japońskie Samoloty Marynarki 1912 - 1945 Tadeusz Januszewski & Krzysztof Zalewski, Wydawnictwo Lampart,"

 

[blackkite]

Zero Observation Aircraft

Mitsubishi Zero observation aircraft was a two-seat surface observation aircraft of the Japan Navy. The Allies used to call her by the code name "Pete."

In naval battles, when the range of gunfire exceeded 30,000 meters, it became difficult to hit enemy ships because of the inaccuracy of projectile impact observations from the water. Therefore, the Navy thought of obtaining accurate bullet landing information by observing the impact from the air and giving it a hit bullet , and the observation aircraft was developed for that purpose

The observation aircraft did not require a long range, but they did need air combat capability to eliminate some enemy planes that interfered with them.

The Navy ordered three companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Aichi Aircraft, and Kawanishi Aircraft, to build prototypes of the observation aircraft under the name of "10 Experimental Surface Observation Aircraft". However, Kawanishi soon dropped out, and prototypes were made with Mitsubishi and Aichi.

The Mitsubishi prototype was superior to the Aichi prototype in air combat performance, but it was 60 km/h behind the Aichi prototype in speed. Mitsubishi thought that it would be at a disadvantage if this situation continued, so hurriedly built a prototype with a new engine, and the speed difference was reduced to 25 km/h.

As a result of the examination, the Mitsubishi aircraft was adopted, and in December 1940 it was formalized as the "Zero Type 1 Observation Aircraft Type 1".

In the Pacific War, there was not much surface combat, so it was rarely used as an observation aircraft, which was its original mission, and was mainly used for reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. In addition, he used his excellent air combat performance to engage in air battles with F4Fs and SBDs, and shot them down.

By 1943, 608 Zero observation aircraft had been produced, of which 528 were produced by Mitsubishi and 180 by Sasebo Arsenal.

In 1942, the name of this aircraft was changed to "Zero Type 11".

 

[robunos]

So Mitsubishi built two, different, aircraft types both called 'Zero' . . . you learn something new every day . . .

cheers,
Robin.

 

[Stargazer]

So Mitsubishi built two, different, aircraft types both called 'Zero' . . . you learn something new every day . . .

"Zero" was never a name. The term "Type Zero" was simply allocated in Japanese to any aircraft submitted during the year 1937. You need to understand that the traditional Japanese calendar works quite differently from ours. For instance, a "Type 92 fighter" was a fighter submitted in 1932, a "Type 93 fighter" was a fighter submitted in 1933, etc. up to "Type 99" for 1939. "Type 0 (Zero)" was just a way to simplify designations instead of using "Type 100". Later wartime aircraft used the "Type 1" (1941), "Type 2" (1942) and perhaps "Type 3" and "Type 4" for 1943-1944 (though I've never encountered such designations).
So really, the confusion stems from the Western lack of knowledge of that system. The Mitsubishi A6M was NEVER called the "Zero", it was called the "Type 0 Carrier Fighter", which Americans transcribed as the "Zero Fighter", hence the nickname.

 

[robunos]

"Zero" was never a name. The term "Type Zero" was simply allocated in Japanese to any aircraft submitted during the year 1937. You need to understand that the traditional Japanese calendar works quite differently from ours. Years were numbered by era. The then-current era had begun in 1841. For instance, a "Type 92 fighter" was a fighter submitted in 1932, a "Type 93 fighter" was a fighter submitted in 1933, etc. up to "Type 99" for 1939. "Type 0 (Zero)" was just a way to simplify designations instead of using "Type 100". Later wartime aircraft used the "Type 1" (1941), "Type 2" (1942) and perhaps "Type 3" and "Type 4" for 1943-1944 (though I've never encountered such designations).
So really, the confusion stems from the Western lack of knowledge of that system. The Mitsubishi A6M was NEVER called the "Zero", it was called the "Type 0 Carrier Fighter", which Americans transcribed as the "Zero Fighter", hence the nickname.

Sorry, my comment was meant tongue-in-cheek . . . I do understand the IJN aircraft designation system, and that it's 'Type Zero' and not just 'Zero'. It's just that 'Zero' is such an iconic name, and I didn't know that the F1M was also the Type Zero Observation Aircraft.

As an aside, I always wanted Mitsubishi Cars to produce a competitor to the Mazda MX-5 / Miata called the Zero. It would only be available in three colours, pale grey, green, or orange, all of course with a black bonnet . . .

cheers,
Robin.

 

[Stargazer]

I didn't know that the F1M was also the Type Zero Observation Aircraft.

Aichi E13A ("Jake")	= Type 0 Three-Seat Reconnaissance Seaplane
Kawanishi K8K	= Type 0 Primary Trainer Seaplane
Mitsubishi A6M ("Zeke")	= Type 0 Carrier Fighter
Mitsubishi F1M ("Pete")	= Type 0 Observation Seaplane
Mitsubishi L4M ("Topsy")	= Type 0 Transport
Yokosuka E14Y ("Glen")	= Type 0 Small Reconnaissance Seaplane

 

[Stargazer]

My memory of the Japanese date system was a little rusty. Here is the exact concordance:

Gregorian	National	Showa	Navy	Army	Exp.
1920	2580	—	—	—	—
1921	2581	—	—	—	—
1922	2582	—	10	—	—
1923	2583	—	11	—	—
1924	2584	—	12	—	—
1925	2585	—	13	—	—
1926	2586	1	14 (1)	86	1-Shi
1927	2587	2	15 (2)	87	2-Shi
1928	2588	3	3	88	3-Shi
1929	2589	4	89	89	4-Shi
1930	2590	5	90	90	5-Shi
1931	2591	6	91	91	6-Shi
1932	2592	7	92	92	7-Shi
1933	2593	8	93	93	8-Shi
1934	2594	9	94	94	9-Shi
1935	2595	10	95	95	10-Shi
1936	2596	11	96	96	11-Shi
1937	2597	12	97	97	12-Shi
1938	2598	13	98	98	13-Shi
1939	2599	14	99	99	14-Shi
1940	2600	15	0	100	15-Shi
1941	2601	16	1	1	16-Shi
1942	2602	17	2	2	17-Shi
1943	2603	18	3	3	18-Shi
1944	2604	19	4	4	19-Shi
1945	2605	20	5	5	20-Shi
1946	2606	21	6	6	21-Shi

 

[windswords]

I believe that that the Type number used by the army was 100 - for year 1600 or 15-Shi. For example the Ki-49 Donryu "Helen" was the Type 100 bomber. The navy used 0 as in the Type 0 carrier fighter or A6M "Zero" and the Type 0 floatplane or E13A "Jake".

 

[Stargazer]

I believe that that the Type number used by the army was 100 - for year 1600 or 15-Shi. For example the Ki-49 Donryu "Helen" was the Type 100 bomber. The navy used 0 as in the Type 0 carrier fighter or A6M "Zero" and the Type 0 floatplane or E13A "Jake".

Yeah, the Army used "100" while the Navy used "0". Somehow the two got jumbled in my chart, which I'm correcting right away.