Nihon Kogata Ku-11

The Nihon Kogata Ku-11 (also known as the Nihon Kogata Army Experimental Transport Glider Ku-11) was a 1940s experimental Japanese military glider.^[1] The Ku-11 was an all-wood high-wing transport glider with two crew and room for 12 fully equipped troops.^[1] With little interest from the Imperial Japanese Army the type did not enter production.^[1]

Specifications (Ku-11)

Data from Mrazek^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot)
• Capacity: 12 fully equipped troops
• Wingspan: 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 44.1 m² (475 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 2,449 kg (5,400 lb)

See also

• List of World War II military gliders

References

Note

Bibliography

• Mrazek, James E. (2011). Airborne Combat - The Glider War/Fighting Gliders of WWII. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States: Stackpole Books. ISBN 978-0-8117-0808-1.