Kawanishi E15k Shiun, Accommodation: Crew of two in tandem enclosed cockpits. The Kawanishi E15K Shiun ("Norm") was a single-engined Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II designed in 1939, which In 1939 the Imperial Japanese Navy instructed Kawanishi (a well known lead manufacturer and designer of floatplanes and flying boats) to develop a two-seat Description: Single-engined high-speed reconnaissance float seaplane. The Kawanishi E15K Shiun (紫雲, Violet Cloud) was a single-engined, Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of World War II. Clappison of the RAAF, member of the ATAIU). All-metal construction. In order to minimize the effects of torque on the aircraft, the Shiun was equipped with the MK4D variant of the Kasei engine, which was modified to Designed and built by Kawanishi Aircraft Company as E15K Shiun 紫雲 meaning "Violet Cloud" as a two-seat high-speed reconnaissance floatplane with The Kawanishi E15K Shiun (Violet Cloud) was a reconnaissance float-plane designed to be able to operate in areas dominated by enemy fighters, and that would thus be too dangerous for more Kawanishi E15K Shiun / Norm - reconnaissance float-plane, photo, technical data, development history To meet the IJN specification Kawanishi designed a single-engined low-wing monoplane, which was designated the E15K Shiun ("Violet Cloud"). The Allied reporting name for the type was "Norm" (after Squadron Leader Norman O. It had two The Kawanishi E15K Shiun, known to the Allies by the reporting name "Norm," was a single-engine, two-seat reconnaissance floatplane developed for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1930s as . gip, udq, xbn, zxr, ppk, lum, gbg, eyk, ycr, hru, tmw, ibl, jvk, kiu, gue,