Kaishiki No.1

Kaishiki No.1
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

The 会式一号機 (Kaishiki No.1 kaishikiichigouki) was the first successful^{[lower-alpha 1]} 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.^[2]

There is a replica displayed in the Tokorozawa Aviation Museum, located near the place where the aircraft's first flight took place.^[3]

Specifications

Data from Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 11.50 m (37 ft 9 in)
• Upper wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
• Lower wingspan: 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in)
• Height: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 41.0 m² (441 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
• Gross weight: 550 kg (1,213 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Omega 7-cylinder rotary engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Chauvière

Performance

• Maximum speed: 72 km/h; 45 mph (39 kn)
• Endurance: 3 hr

References

1. The civilian designed Narahara No. 2 made a 60 metres (200 ft) flight on 5 May 1911, but crashed on landing when its undercarriage failed.^[1]

1. Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 47.
2. Tokorozawa Aviation Museum website Experience Exhibits Retrieved February 13, 2016
3. Aviation Museum website Kaishiki 1 - Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Retrieved February 12, 2016

• Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-840-2.

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