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Ito Airplane Works HK-1
Ito Airplane Works · Japan · WWII (1939–1945)
The Kimura HK-1 was a glider built in Japan in 1939 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was a single-seat design with an open cockpit, swept wings, and a single tail fin. The HK-1 made a total of 169 test flights between 15 December 1939 and 7 March 1940, towed aloft behind a car.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Country
- Japan
- Manufacturer
- Ito Airplane Works
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1939
- Produced
- 1
- Length (ft)
- 11
- Wingspan (ft)
- 32
- Max Speed (mph)
- 53