Název: Name: | Kawasaki KDC-2 | Kawasaki KDC-2 |
Originální název: Original Name: | 川崎 KDC-2 | |
Kategorie: Category: | dopravní letoun | passenger aeroplane |
Výrobce: Producer: | DD.MM.1928-DD.10.1928 Kawasaki Shipyard, Ltd., Kakamigahara | |
Období výroby: Production Period: | DD.12.1927-DD.10.1928 | |
Vyrobeno kusů: Number of Produced: | 2 | |
První vzlet: Maiden Flight: | DD.10.1928 | |
Osádka: Crew: | 2 + 4 pasažéři | |
Základní charakteristika: Basic Characteristics: | ||
Vzlet a přistání: Take-off and Landing: | CTOL - konvenční vzlet a přistání | CTOL - conventional take-off and landing |
Uspořádání křídla: Arrangement of Wing: | dvouplošník | biplane |
Uspořádání letounu: Aircraft Concept: | klasické | conventional |
Podvozek: Undercarriage: | pevný | fixed |
Přistávací zařízení: Landing Gear: | plováky | floats |
Technické údaje: Technical Data: | ||
Hmotnost prázdného letounu: Empty Weight: | 1747 kg | 3851 lb |
Vzletová hmotnost: Take-off Weight: | 2972 kg | 6552 lb |
Maximální vzletová hmotnost: Maximum Take-off Weight: | ? kg | ? lb |
Rozpětí: Wingspan: | 14,300 m | 46ft 11in |
Délka: Length: | 11,185 m | 36ft 8,35in |
Výška: Height: | 3,390 m | 11ft 1,46in |
Plocha křídla: Wing Area: | 48,00 m2 | 516.684 ft2 |
Plošné zatížení: Wing Loading: | 61,92 kg/m2 | 12.68 lb/ft2 |
Pohon: Propulsion: | ||
Kategorie: Category: | pístový | piston |
Počet motorů: Number of Engines: | 1 | |
Typ: Type: | Kawasaki-BMW VI, vodou chlazený dvanáctiválec s válci do V, o výkonu 478 kW. Vrtule dvoulistá dřevěná vrtulové listy s pevným úhlem náběhu | Kawasaki-BMW VI twelve-cylinder water-cooled Vee engine, power output 641 hp, driving a two-blade wooden fixed-pitch propeller. |
Objem palivových nádrží: Fuel Tank Capacity: | ? | ? |
Výkony: Performance: | ||
Maximální rychlost: Maximum Speed: | 217 km/h v 2000 m | 135 mph in 6562 ft |
Cestovní rychlost: Cruise Speed: | 150 km/h v 1800 m | 93 mph in 5906 ft |
Rychlost stoupání: Climb Rate: | ? m/s | ? ft/min |
Čas výstupu na výšku: Time to Climb to: | 4,00 min do 1000 m | 4,00 min to 3281 ft |
Operační dostup: Service Ceiling: | 5000 m | 16404 ft |
Dolet: Range: | 1110 km | 689.7 mi |
Maximální dolet: Maximum Range: | ? km | ? mi |
Výzbroj: Armament: | žádná | žádná |
Uživatelské státy: User States: | - | - |
Poznámka: Note: | Viz historie. | In October 1927, the Teikoku Kaibo Gikai (Imperial Maritime Defence Volunteer Association) decided to order two aircraft, and in turn to lend them to the Asahi Shimbun which was sponsoring a regular air route between Tokyo and Osaka, as part of the Tozai Teiki Kokukai (East-West Regular Air Transport Association) that would eventually begin in December 1928. Orders for the two aircraft were placed with Kawasaki, and would be a version of the Army Type 88 Reconnaissance Aircraft, having passenger accommodation and the ability to operate on floats This redesign was made by Dr Richard Vogt and Hisashi Tojo. The two aircraft were completed in October 1928 and identified as Giyu No.4 (J-BAKH) and Giyu No.5 (J-BALH) respectively. Major structural changes included a shortened upper wing, an increase in span and chord on the lower wing and N interplane struts. The four-seat passenger cabin, aft of the cockpit, could be converted for aerial photography and mail carrying. When equipped with floats, an enlarged rudder was used and it extended below the fuselage. Their use on the Tokyo-Osaka run was short-lived, with the activation of Nihon Koku Yuso K K on the same route. Many cities were visited, and lectures were given by those flying on the KDC-2s to further promote the potential of aviation. When the tours ended, the aeroplanes were used by Asahi Shimbun for courier work, aerial photography and transport duties. They were also used for regular mail flights between Tokyo and Niigata, and for courier flights to Manchuria during the Manchurian Incident. |
Zdroje: Sources: | Robert C. Mikesh and Shorzoe Abe, Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941, p.147, Naval Institute Press, London, 1990, ISBN: 1-155750-563-2 archiv autora |