Kokusai Ku-7

Ku-7 Manazuru Ki-105 Otori

Role	Transport glider (Ku-7) Transport aircraft (Ki-105)
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Kokusai

The Kokusai Ku-7 Manazuru (真鶴 "white-naped crane"; Allied code-name Buzzard) was a large experimental twin boom Japanese military glider.

Design and development

An enlarged version of the earlier Maeda Ku-1 glider, it was developed during 1942. The use of a twin boom design allowed for a large square cargo door, which meant that the aircraft was capable of carrying either 32 soldiers, 7600 kg of cargo or even a light tank. It required a powerful towing aircraft, either the Nakajima Ki-49 or the Mitsubishi Ki-67, which were in short supply. As a result, the aircraft were modified by fitting them with engines, which were designated the Ki-105 Otori (鳳 "Phoenix").^[1] Only nine^[2] were produced before development priorities were shifted elsewhere.

Variants

Ku-7: Large experimental military transport glider.
Ku-7-II: Original designation for the Ki-105.
Ki-105 Otori: Longe-range fuel tanker aircraft. Powered version. Nine built.

Specifications (Ku-7)

Data from Encyklopedia Uzbrojenia;^[3] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: two
Capacity: 32 passengers or 8000kg of supplies or an 8-ton light tank.
Length: 19.92 m (65 ft 4¼ in)
Wingspan: 35.0 m (114 ft 10 in)
Height: ()
Wing area: 100.37 m² (1080 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,536 kg (7,800 lb)
Loaded weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
Useful load: 7,664 kg (16,900 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)

Performance

Never exceed speed: 355 km/h (192 kn, 220 mph)
Cruise speed: 220 km/h (108 kn, 125 mph)

References

Notes

↑ Donaldson, Graham (2000). "The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942". The Netherlands East Indies 1941-1942. , access date 29 April 2007.
1 2 Francillon 1979, p. 485.
↑ Skrzypacz, Marcin (2005). ""Kokusai Ku-7 "Manazuru" in Encyklopedia Uzbrojenia". via archive.org

Bibliography

Francillon, Ph.D., René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970 (2nd edition 1979). ISBN 0-370-30251-6.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kokusai Ku-7.

Skrzypacz, Marcin. (2005) "Kokusai Ku-7 "Manazuru" in Encyklopedia Uzbrojenia via http://www.dws.xip.pl, accessdate 30 April 2007
Ku.7 Manazuru via http://airwiki.org, accessdate 30 April 2007 (in Russian)

Aircraft produced by Kokusai

Powered aircraft	Ki-59 Ki-76 Ki-105

Gliders	Ku-7 Ku-8

World War II Allied reporting names	Buzzard Cypress Gander Goose Stella Theresa

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service aircraft designations

1-50	Ki-1 Ki-2 Ki-3 Ki-4 Ki-5 Ki-6 Ki-7 Ki-8 Ki-9 Ki-10 Ki-11 Ki-12 Ki-13 Ki-14 Ki-15 Ki-16 Ki-17 Ki-18 Ki-19 Ki-20 Ki-21 Ki-22 Ki-23 Ki-24 Ki-25 Ki-26 Ki-27 Ki-28 Ki-29 Ki-30 Ki-31 Ki-32 Ki-33 Ki-34 Ki-35 Ki-36 Ki-37 Ki-38 Ki-39 Ki-40 Ki-41 Ki-42 Ki-43 Ki-44 Ki-45 Ki-46 Ki-47 Ki-48 Ki-49 Ki-50

51-100	Ki-51 Ki-52 Ki-53 Ki-54 Ki-55 Ki-56 Ki-57 Ki-58 Ki-59 Ki-60 Ki-61 Ki-62 Ki-63 Ki-64 Ki-66 Ki-67 Ki-68 Ki-69 Ki-70 Ki-71 Ki-72 Ki-73 Ki-74 Ki-75 Ki-76 Ki-77 Ki-78 Ki-79 Ki-80 Ki-81 Ki-82 Ki-83 Ki-84 Ki-85 Ki-86 Ki-87 Ki-88 Ki-89 Ki-90 Ki-91 Ki-92 Ki-93 Ki-94 Ki-95 Ki-96 Ki-97 Ki-98 Ki-99 Ki-100

100-	Ki-101 Ki-102 Ki-103 Ki-105 Ki-106 Ki-107 Ki-108 Ki-109 Ki-110 Ki-111 Ki-112 Ki-113 Ki-114 Ki-115 Ki-116 Ki-117 Ki-118 Ki-119 Ki-148 Ki-167 Ki-174 Ki-200 Ki-201 Ki-202 Ki-230

Japanese Army Glider Designation System

Ku-1 Ku-2 Ku-3 Ku-4 Ku-5 Ku-6 Ku-7 Ku-8 Ku-9 Ku-10 Ku-11 Ku-12 Ku-13 Ku-14

World War II Allied reporting names for Japanese aircraft

Aircraft in Japanese service	Abdul Alf Ann Babs Baka Belle Betty Bob Buzzard Cedar Cherry Clara Claude Cypress Dave Dick Dinah Dot Edna Emily Eva Eve Frances Frank Gander George Glen Goose Grace Gwen Hamp Hank Hap Helen Hickory Ida (Tachikawa Ki-36) Ida (Tachikawa Ki-55) Irving Jack Jake Jane Jean Jerry Jill Jim Judy Kate Kate 61 Laura Lily Liz Lorna Loise Louise Luke Mabel Mary Mavis Myrt Nate Nell Nick Norm Oak Oscar Pat Patsy Paul Peggy Perry Pete Pine Rex Rita Rob Rufe Ruth Sally Sally III Sam Sandy Slim Sonia Spruce Stella Steve Susie Tabby Tess Thalia Thelma Theresa Thora Tina Tillie Toby Tojo Tony Topsy Val Willow Zeke Zeke 32

Nonexistent aircraft thought to be in Japanese service	Adam Ben Doris Gus Harry Ione Joe Joyce Julia June Norma Omar Ray

Foreign aircraft erroneously thought to be in Japanese service	Bess (Heinkel He 111) Doc (Messerschmitt Bf 110) Fred (Focke Wulf Fw 190A-5) Irene (Junkers Ju 87A) Janice (Junkers Ju 88A-5) Mike (Messerschmitt Bf 109E) Millie (Vultee V-11GB) Trixie (Junkers Ju 52/3m) Trudy (Focke Wulf Fw 200 Kondor)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 10, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.