Hiro

Hiro H2H

Maritime patrol flying boat

Used temporarily from ships / carriers (1910): First takeoff from a ship, from USS Birmingham. First landing on a ship, on USS Pennsylvania

  • First flight1930
  • Introduction1932
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built17

History

Used temporarily from ships / carriers (1910): First takeoff from a ship, from USS Birmingham. First landing on a ship, on USS Pennsylvania

Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
6
Length
16.28 m
Wingspan
22.14 m
Height
6.13 m
02

Performance

Maximum speed
103.6 kn
Service ceiling
4,320 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Hiro Type 14 12-cylinder water-cooled W engine (550 hp / kW / shp / lbf / kN / lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4× 7.7 mm machine guns (two in bow, one each in port and starboard mid-ships stations); Bombs: Two 250 kg (550 lb) bombs