Kokusai Ku-7

Ku-7 Manazuru; Ki-105 Otori
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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

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↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Francillon 1979, p. 485.
↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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

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)

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[Francillon1979p485-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Francillon 1979, p. 485.

[3] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. via archive.org

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v t e 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

v t e 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

v t e 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)

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