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Kayaba Ku-2

WWII (1939–1945)

Kayaba Ku-2 — Fixed Wing
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The Kayaba Ku-2 was a glider built in Japan in 1940 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was developed as part of an Imperial Japanese Army contract that had been offered to designer Hidemasa Kimura following the successful flights of his HK-1 tailless glider over the previous years.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Domain
Defence
Era
WWII (1939–1945)
Length (ft)
10
Wingspan (ft)
32
Max Speed (mph)
47