| 词条 | Kokusai Ki-59 | |||||||||||||||
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The {{nihongo|Kokusai Ki-59|一式輸送機|Isshiki-yusōki}} was an early 1940s light transport monoplane built by Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo K.K for the Imperial Japanese Army as a development of the Teradako-ken TK-3 which had first flown in 1938. DevelopmentThe Teradako-ken TK-3 was a prototype eight-to-ten passenger light transport monoplane built by Nippon Koku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha as a short-range transport for civil use at the request of Imperial Japanese Airways to replace its aging fleet of Airspeed Envoys and Fokker Super Universals. The first of two prototypes flew in June 1938, but was unable to meet the required performance requirements and the project was cancelled. In 1939, the Imperial Japanese Army revived the project to meet its urgent requirement for a light transport and liaison aircraft and instructed Nippon to develop the design as the Ki-59.[1] The Ki-59 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel landing gear and conventional single vertical tail surfaces. It was powered by two 450 hp (336 kW) Hitachi Ha-13a radial engines and other modifications to the design were made to meet Army requirements. The Ki-59 was ordered into production in 1941 with the designation Army Type 1 Transport, and an additional 59 units were produced. After the start of World War II, the aircraft was given the Allied reporting name Theresa. Despite the more powerful engines and modifications sponsored by the Japanese Army, the Ki-59 remained a poor performer and saw little service before being replaced by the more capable Tachikawa Ki-54.[1] A small number were transferred to Manchukuo National Airways. Near the end of 1941 one Ki-59 was modified into a glider with the removal of the engines and the landing gear replaced by underfuselage skids. It was designated the Ku-8-I or Army Experimental Glider.[2] This was further developed as the Ku-8-II or Army Type 4 Large Transport Glider which became the only operationally-used Japanese assault glider. It was named Gander by the Allies. Variants
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Specifications (Ki-59){{aerospecs|ref= Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[2] |met or eng?=met |crew= 3 |capacity=Eight passengers |length m= 12.5 |length ft= 41 |length in= 0⅛ |span m= 17 |span ft= 55 |span in= 9¼ |swept m= |swept ft= |swept in= |rot number= |rot dia m= |rot dia ft= |rot dia in= |dia m= |dia ft= |dia in= |width m= |width ft= |width in= |height m= 3.05 |height ft= 10 |height in= 0 |wing area sqm= 38.4 |wing area sqft= 413 |swept area sqm= |swept area sqft= |rot area sqm= |rot area sqft= |volume m3= |volume ft3= |aspect ratio= |empty weight kg= 2,880 |empty weight lb= 6,349 |gross weight kg= 4,120 |gross weight lb= 9,083 |lift kg= |lift lb= |eng1 number= 2 |eng1 type= Hitachi Ha-13a radial engine |eng1 kw= 336 |eng1 hp= 450 |eng1 kn= |eng1 lbf= |eng1 kn-ab= |eng1 lbf-ab= |eng2 number= |eng2 type= |eng2 kw= |eng2 hp= |eng2 kn= |eng2 lbf= |eng2 kn-ab= |eng2 lbf-ab= |max speed kmh= |max speed mph= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh= 300 |cruise speed mph= 186 |range km= 800 |range miles= 497 |endurance h= |endurance min= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin= |sink rate ms= |sink rate ftmin= |armament1= |armament2= |armament3= |armament4= |armament5= |armament6= }} See also{{aircontent|see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists=
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