2009年4月10日 · Continuing our exploration of the pilot's cockpit in the Aichi dive-bomber, Photo 1 shows the starboard side of the position with the seat mounting frame visible to the right of the image. Photo 2 shows the bulkhead behind the pilot with the seat mounting frame and what appears to be an equipment rack.

2022年4月22日 · The Aichi D3A1 and D3A2 "Val" (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11) was the standard IJN dive bomber in 1940-43. replaced by the Yokosuka "Judy", it had an impresive tally, but less impressive than the Dauntless

D3A1 dive bombers scored over 80% hits [14] with their bombs during attacks on two heavy cruisers and an aircraft carrier during the operation. Before the Indian Ocean raid, the established doctrine regarding attacks against ships was to arm all D3A1 dive bombers with semi-AP bombs.

2021年2月22日 · Ryan Toews has recently completed and shared a very fine analysis illustrating a number of details of the Aichi D3A1 'Val', Type 99 Carrier Bomber (99 Shiki Kanjoh Bakugeki-ki - 九九式艦上爆撃機) known as 99 Kanbaku (九九艦爆) with an important goal being to compile a list of modifications and/or additions applicable to the 1/48 ...

The Aichi Type 99 carrier bomber (D3A1 model 11 "Val") entered service with the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force in an overall finish of natural metal or painted aluminum.

Val is the Hasegawa 1/48 D3A1 with the CMK resin insert cockpit which is a real joy. I mixed my own version of the Aichi interior green : bamboo colour. The canopy is half Squadron signal and half the kit. Painted with Aeromaster acrylics and decals and finished with Johnson's clear varnish and different shades of oil wash.

Production began in 1939, with Aichi producing 476 D3A1 (including an increased number of prototypes) and 816 Type D3A2s. In addition, 220 late production D3A2 were produced at Showa Aircraft Co. Of these, 135 were still in production at the end of the war. Some of the D3A2 were converted into training planes with a control unit in the rear seat.

The cockpit makes up as a complete assembly which is them mounted to the fuselage before joining the halves. There are some holes that need to be opened up in the lower wing to attach included bombs and this needs to be done in advance of assembling the wings.

2022年9月19日 · Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Val Dive bomber Cockpit edit. Textures were Ai enhanced. Exterior 8K DDS Interior 12K DDS photos 6K rest. 238mb after unziping. In cockpit there are 3 stylized-colored photos, 1 paper card to keep plane in one piece and 1 stylized drawing, all mounted by tape.

One 7.7-mm (0.303-in) Type 92 machine gun in rear cockpit. D3A: Designed to meet a 1936 Carrier Dive Bomber requirement, it first flew in January 1938 with a 710 hp Nakajima Hikari 1 Radial. Production unknown. D3A1: First production version differed by having a larger powerplant and slightly smaller wings than the D3A.