• Source: Kaishiki No.1

    • The 会式一号機 (Kaishiki No.1, kaishikiichigouki) was the first successful Japanese-designed and constructed airplane. It was designed by Captain Yoshitoshi Tokugawa and was first flown by him on October 13, 1911, at Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture.
    There is a replica displayed in the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, located near the place where the aircraft's first flight took place.


    Specifications


    Data from Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941General characteristics
    Crew: 2
    Length: 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
    Upper wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
    Lower wingspan: 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
    Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
    Wing area: 41.0 m2 (441 sq ft)
    Empty weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
    Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7-cylinder rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
    Propellers: 2-bladed Chauvière
    Performance

    Maximum speed: 72 km/h (45 mph, 39 kn)
    Endurance: 3 hr


    References



    Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.


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