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Kaishiki No.1
Replica at Tokorozawa Aviation Museum
Role First military airplane designed and flown in Japan
National origin Japan
Designer Yoshitoshi Tokugawa
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[a] 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

Performance

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. ^ a b Mikesh and Abe 1990, p. 47.
  2. ^ Tokorozawa Aviation Museum website Experience Exhibits Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved February 13, 2016
  3. ^ Aviation Museum website Kaishiki 1 - Tokorozawa Aviation Museum Retrieved February 12, 2016