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''''', it was not constructed before the end of the War. ==Specifications (R2Y1)==