- Source: Kayaba Ku-4
The Kayaba Ku-4 was a research aircraft built in Japan in 1940 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft designs. It followed designer Hidemasa Kimura's successful Ku-2 and Ku-3 designs for the Imperial Japanese Army. While these previous aircraft had been gliders, however, the Ku-4 was to be powered by a pusher engine. It had a low, swept wing, and like the Ku-2, fins at the wingtips.
Work on the prototype was well advanced by April 1941, but the following month, Kimura's relationship with the Army soured following the crash of the Ku-2. The Ku-4 was canceled, and Kimura eventually received only ¥17,000 of the ¥200,000 that had been promised for the development of his tailless designs.
Specifications (as designed)
General characteristics
Crew: One pilot
Length: 3.42 m (11 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 9.0 m2 (97 sq ft)
Powerplant: 1 × piston engine , 90 kW (120 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 96 kn)
Range: 300 km (190 mi, 170 nmi)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Handley Page Manx
Related lists
List of experimental aircraft
List of tailless aircraft
References
Wooldridge, E.T. "Japanese flying wings". History of the Flying Wing. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
日本飞翼的短暂研究 Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
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