Kaishiki No.1
| Kaishiki No.1 | |
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| Replica at Tokorozawa Aviation Museum | |
| Role | First military airplane designed and flown in Japan |
| National origin | Japan |
| Designer | Yoshitoshi Tokugawa |
| First flight | October 25, 1911 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Farman III |
| Developed into | Kaishiki No.2-6 |
| Other name(s) | Kaishiki 1, Kaishiki Biplane 1 |
| Type | Experimental biplane |
| First flight | October 13, 1911 |
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The 会式一号機 (Kaishiki No.1 kaishikiichigouki) was the first 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.[1][2]
There is a replica displayed in the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, located near the place where the aircraft's first flight took place.[3]
References
- ↑ Tokorozawa Aviation Museum website Experience Exhibits Retrieved February 13, 2016
- ↑ Their Flying Machines Kaishiki No.1-No.6 Aeroplane Retrieved February 13, 2016
- ↑ Aviation Museum website Kaishiki 1 - Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Retrieved February 12, 2016
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