| 词条 | Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane | |||||||||||||||||||
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The Kawanishi K-7 Transport Seaplane was a Japanese single-engined biplane floatplane of the 1920s. Eleven were built from 1924 to 1927, being used to carry passengers and airmail. Design and developmentIn December 1923, Eiji Sekiguchi, chief designer of the aircraft department of Kawanishi Kikai Setsakuho (Kawanishi Machinery Manufacturing Works), started design of a new high speed transport floatplane to equip Nippon Koku KK (Japan Aviation Co. Ltd.), an airline subsidiary of Kawanishi. Sekiguchi designed a single-engined sesquiplane (i.e. a biplane with the lower wing much smaller than the upper wing) of all-wooden construction. Seating for four passengers was provided in an enclosed cabin, while the aircraft's two pilots sat in individual open tandem cockpits aft of the passenger cabin. The aircraft was powered by a single Maybach Mb.IVa water-cooled inline-engine providing 305 hp (228 kW), an engine type usually used to power Zeppelins or Riesenflugzeug like the Zeppelin-Staaken R.VI, received as part of Germany's reparations to Japan after the end of the First World War.[1][2] The first example of the new aircraft, the K-7A Transport Seaplane was completed in November 1924, demonstrating both good performance and handling. A further nine K-7As were built by the time production ended in 1927, together with a single example of the K-7B Mail-Carrying Aircraft, a modified version that could be operated either on floats or with a tailwheel undercarriage.[1] Operational historyThe K-7A entered service on Nippon Koku's service between Osaka and Fukuoka in January 1925, mainly carrying airmail rather than passengers. The K-7A proved successful in service, one carrying mail from Fukuoka and Shanghai, China, a distance of over {{convert|950|km|mi|sp=us}} in May 1926, while the K-7B was used together with the Kawanishi K-10 Transport to operate an airmail route between Osaka and the Japanese occupied city of Dalian in September 1926. The K-7A continued in use until 1929, when Nippon Koku was forced to be disbanded, with its routes transferred to the government owned Nihon Koko Yuso KK (Japan Air Transport).[4][3] Variants
Six-seat airliner/transport floatplane, powered by Maybach MIVa engine. Ten built.[1]
Modified version of K-7A, capable of operating with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage or floats, powered by 440 hp (328 kW) Lorraine 1 V12 engine. One built in 1925.[4] Operators
Specifications (K-7A){{Aircraft specs|ref=Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941[5] |prime units?= met |genhide= |crew= 2 |capacity= 4 passengers |length m= 11 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m= 12 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= 4.08 |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm= 34 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight kg= 1250 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= 2000 |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |lift kg= |lift lb= |lift note= |more general=
References
1. ^1 2 {{Harvnb|Mikesh and Abe|1990|pp=128–129.}} 2. ^{{Harvnb|Mikesh and Abe|1990|p=126.}} 3. ^History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223022619/http://www.shinmaywa.co.jp/english/company/history.htm |date=2010-02-23 }} ShinMaywa Industries via http://www.shinmaywa.co.jp. Retrieved 7 June 2010. 4. ^{{Harvnb|Mikesh and Abe|1990|pp=129–131.}} 5. ^1 {{Harvnb|Mikesh and Abe|1990|p=129.}}
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