Hiro H1H

The Hiro H1H (or Navy Type 15) was a 1920s Japanese bomber or reconnaissance biplane flying boat developed from the Felixstowe F.5 by the Hiro Naval Arsenal for the Imperial Japanese Navy. The aircraft were built by Hiro, the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal and Aichi.

Design and development
Following licence-production of the Felixstowe F.5 for the Imperial Japanese Navy the company developed an improved version known as the H1H or Navy Type 15. The aircraft was built with three different engine types fitted, the Navy Type 15-1 had longer span upper wings and the Navy Type 15-II had four-bladed propellers. Both the H4H1 and H4H2 remained in front-line naval service through the 1930s.

Variants

 * H1H1
 * Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.


 * H1H2
 * Variant powered by either two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 or two 500hp (373kW) BMW VII engines.


 * H1H3
 * Variant powered by two 450hp (336kW) Lorraine W-12 engines.

Operators

 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
 * Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service