TYPE: Reconnaissance floatplane ACCOMMODATION: Crew of three POWER PLANT: One Mitsubishi “Zusei” 11 radial engine, rated at 870 hp PERFORMANCE: 171 mph COMMENT: The Kawanishi E7K was a Japanese 1930s three-seat reconnaissance floatplane. It was allocated the reporting name “Alf” by the Allies of WW II. In 1932 the Imperial Japanese Navy requested the Kawanishi Aircraft Company to produce a replacement for the company’s Kawanishi … Continue reading Kawanishi E7K2 (“Alf”), (Tamiya)