Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:33 am
Vagabond wrote:
Guys - the "Emily" doesn't live on Tokyo anymore. It's been moved WAY South. Ironically, the hotel we are housed in for the gig is within walking distance of the Maritime museum where the "Emily" lived for a long time!! ARGHHHHH! I'd LOVE to see the "Emily" but I honestly don't know if I can afford to fly down on my day off. We'll see, but NO promises!
Cheers,
PH
The H8K2 Emily currently on display at the Kanoya Air Base Museum when under U.S. ownership.
https://www.japanhoppers.com/en/kyushu_ ... anko/2258/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawanishi_H8K
Whidbey Island, Dec. 1945
Pax River Sept. 1946 - Feb. 1947
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:03 am
Thanks for posting, great photos. Looks like they took her out for a joy ride!
Interesting how engine flip down work platforms were incorporated into the leading edge. Neat.
Arguably the best "boat" of the war....
Interesting how engine flip down work platforms were incorporated into the leading edge. Neat.
Arguably the best "boat" of the war....
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:28 am
sandiego89 wrote:Arguably the best "boat" of the war....
Mmm. A bold claim. Depends how you define 'best' I guess.
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:33 pm
It'd be interesting to be the tailgunner during those takeoff runs, just before the boat got up on plane...
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:50 pm
The last 6 photos were taken during testing at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland in 1946. It made a couple of test flights but testing in the air was curtailed due to multiple engine failure. The hydrodynamic testing of the planing hull (on the water)went on and I've seen a report somewhere of the high praise the engineers had for the Emily's hull design due to the use of wave suppression strakes under the nose of the hull.
Darryl
Darryl
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Sat Aug 31, 2019 8:55 pm
quemerford wrote:sandiego89 wrote:Arguably the best "boat" of the war....
Mmm. A bold claim. Depends how you define 'best' I guess.
I've read the same claim.
I think it was in reference to hydrodynamics or hull design, not operational success.
Alsi, IIRC, other flying boats had similar gold down maintenance platforms.
Re: Kawanishi H8K2 Emily
Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:44 am
JohnB wrote:quemerford wrote:sandiego89 wrote:Arguably the best "boat" of the war....
Mmm. A bold claim. Depends how you define 'best' I guess.
I've read the same claim.
I think it was in reference to hydrodynamics or hull design, not operational success.
Alsi, IIRC, other flying boats had similar fold down maintenance platforms.
Certainly a feature of the large Short flying boats.
Sunderland V ML824 by joolsgriff, on Flickr