Yokosuka R2Y

Yokosuka R2Y
Role	Reconnaissance, Fighter
Manufacturer	Yokosuka
First flight	8 May 1945
Status	Cancelled
Primary user	Imperial Japanese Navy (intended)
Number built	2

The Yokosuka R2Y Keiun (景雲 - "Cirrus Cloud") was a prototype reconnaissance aircraft built in Japan late in World War II.

Commissioned for the Imperial Japanese Navy after the R1Y design was cancelled due to its disappointing performance estimates, the R2Y used coupled engines driving a single propeller and also featured a tricycle undercarriage.

Completed in April 1945, the prototype made a short flight on 8 May, but was destroyed in a US air raid only a few days later, thus ending development.

A proposal was also made to develop the R2Y into a turbojet-powered light bomber by replacing its piston engines with two Mitsubishi Ne-330s. Designated the R2Y2 Keiun-Kai, the prototype was begun but never completed.

Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

General characteristics

Performance

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