DAI-ICHI KAIGUN KOKU GIJITSUSHO or
KUGISHO - (YOKOSUKA
NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL ARSENAL)
FIRST FLIGHT :
JUNE 26, 1945
SERVICE DELIVERY :
NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
50
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
13.5 ft (4.11 m)
LENGTH :
22.6 ft (6.88)
HEIGHT :
3.7 ft (1.12 m)
WING AREA :
43 sq ft (3.99 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
1,201 lbs (545 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
3,197 lbs (1450 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
--
POWER PLANT :
1 x Tsu-11 Thermojet Engine
Developing 440 lbs (200 kg) of Thrust
ARMAMENT :
NONE
BOMB LOAD :
1,322 lbs Tri-Nitroaminol Explosive Warhead
CREW :
1 - Pilot
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
276 mph (445 km/h) at 13,125 ft (4000 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
265 mph (427 km/h) at 11,482 ft (3500 m)
LANDING SPEED :
--
CLIMB RATE :
--
RANGE :
99 miles (160 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
27,887 ft (8500 m)
REFERENCES
Dyer, Edwin M. Japanese Secret Projects - Experimental Aircraft of the IJA & IJN 1939-1945.
Surrey, England: Midland Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-1857803-174.
