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Kamikaze (Kamikaze-go) was a Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane airplane, (registration J-BAAI) sponsored by the newspaper Asahi Shimbun. It became famous on April 9, 1937, as the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly from Japan to Europe. The flight from Tokyo to London took 51 hours, 17 minutes and 23 seconds and was piloted by Masaaki Iinuma (1912–1941), with Kenji Tsukagoshi (1900–1943) serving as navigator.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Ki-15
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 55.1ft (16.8m)
- Length 29.5ft (9.0m)
- Height 11.9ft (3.6m)
- Empty Weight 4,177lbs (1,894kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,675lbs (2,574kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.352
- Wing Loading 23.0lbs/ft2 (112.1kg/m2)
- Wing Area 247.1ft2 (23.0m2)
- Drag Points 4026
Parts
- Number of Parts 61
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 285
