{"id":2933,"date":"2015-11-16T16:04:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T16:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:27:03","slug":"the-giant-aircraft-carrying-submarines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/the-giant-aircraft-carrying-submarines\/","title":{"rendered":"The giant Aircraft carrying Submarines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ever heard of these insane submarines?<\/h2>\nThe Japanese built huge submarines in WWII. They could actually carry fighter planes!\n\n<div id=\"attachment_2991\" style=\"width: 1283px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=158151385  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2991\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2991\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg\" alt=\"I-400 submarine\" width=\"1273\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:1273\/h:811\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg 1273w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:191\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:768\/h:489\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:1024\/h:652\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/I-400-submarine.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I-400 submarine<\/p><\/div>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWatch the documentary below to learn more.\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:20px 0;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FvX4jc-hiIg\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\nMore crazy stuff? Read about the craziest bombs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-5-weirdest-missiles-and-bombs-ever-made.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0- and about the strangest aircraft ever built <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/strangest-and-weirdest-planes-on-earth.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.\n\n<!-- mf-faq -->\n\n<div class=\"mf-faq-block\"><style>.mf-faq-block{margin:34px 0}.mf-faq-item:not([open]) .mf-faq-answer{display:none !important}.mf-faq-block h2.mf-faq-h{padding-top:22px;margin-bottom:14px}.mf-faq-item{border:1px solid #e2e8f5;border-radius:8px;margin:0 0 10px;background:#fff}.mf-faq-item summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;padding:15px 50px 15px 18px;font-weight:600;color:#1a1a1a;position:relative;line-height:1.45;user-select:none}.mf-faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mf-faq-item summary::after{content:\"+\";position:absolute;right:18px;top:50%;transform:translateY(-50%);font-size:1.5em;font-weight:400;color:#5C91FF;line-height:1}.mf-faq-item[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mf-faq-item[open] summary{border-bottom:1px solid #eef1f8}.mf-faq-item summary:hover{background:#f5f8ff}.mf-faq-answer{padding:14px 18px;color:#333;line-height:1.6}.mf-faq-answer p{margin:0}.mf-faq-answer a{color:#5C91FF}<\/style><h2 class=\"mf-faq-h\">Related Questions<\/h2><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Did submarines ever carry aircraft?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Yes. Several navies built submarines that carried aircraft in watertight hangars. The most famous were Japan's enormous I-400-class submarines of World War II, which could each carry and launch folding-wing floatplane bombers, making them among the largest submarines built before the nuclear age.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What was the Japanese I-400 submarine?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>The I-400 was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy submarine aircraft carriers built during World War II. Each carried folding-wing floatplane bombers in a waterproof hangar and launched them via catapult for long-range strike missions. They were the largest submarines built until the 1960s.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>How many aircraft could the I-400 carry?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Each I-400-class submarine could carry up to three folding-wing floatplane bombers (the Aichi M6A Seiran), stowed inside a large waterproof deck hangar and launched by catapult. This gave the submarine a unique long-range aerial strike capability unmatched by other navies.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>Why were submarine aircraft carriers abandoned?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Submarine aircraft carriers were abandoned because launching and recovering aircraft left the submarine dangerously exposed on the surface, and advances in carrier aviation and missiles made the concept obsolete. They remain among the most unusual experiments in naval and aviation history.<\/p><\/div><\/details><details class=\"mf-faq-item\"><summary>What other strange aircraft have been built?<\/summary><div class=\"mf-faq-answer\"><p>Aviation history is full of unusual designs, from flying saucers and tailless jets to oblique-wing aircraft and submarine-launched bombers. Many never went beyond the prototype stage but pushed aviation technology forward. See more of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/strangest-and-weirdest-planes-on-earth\/\">strangest aircraft ever built<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Did submarines ever carry aircraft?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Yes. Several navies built submarines that carried aircraft in watertight hangars. 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