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	KUGISHO-YOKOSUKA MXY8	1944
	PROOF OF CONCEPT / TRAINER GLIDER

DATA

KUGISHO-YOKOSUKA MXY8

CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :	PROOF OF CONCEPT / TRAINING GLIDER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :	IMPERIAL JAPAN
MANUFACTURER :	DAI-ICHI KAIGUN KOKU GIJITSUSHO or KUGISHO - (YOKOSUKA
	NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL ARSENAL)
FIRST FLIGHT :	DECEMBER 8, 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :	NONE
NUMBER BUILT :	47 TO 57

SPECIFICATION
SPAN :	31.2 ft (9.50 m)
LENGTH :	19.1 ft (5.82 m)
HEIGHT :	8.1 ft (2.46 m)
WING AREA :	190 sq ft (17.65 m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :	1,995 lbs (905 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :	2,286 lbs (1037 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :	--
POWER PLANT :	NONE
ARMAMENT :	NONE
BOMB LOAD :	NONE
CREW :	1 - Pilot

PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :	--
CRUISING SPEED :	183 mph (295 km/h) Max Tow Speed
LANDING SPEED :	--
CLIMB RATE :	--
RANGE :	--
SERVICE CEILING :	--

	REFERENCES
	Dyer, Edwin M., Japanese Secret Projects - Experimental Aircraft of The IJA and IJN 1939-1945. UK:Ian Allan Publishing . 2009. ISBN 978-1857803-174.

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