Kokusai Ku-8

The Kokusai Ku-8 (Type 4 Special Transport Glider) is a Japanese military glider used during the Second World War. The glider was essentially a Kokusai Ki-59 with the engines and fuel tanks removed and a modified undercarriage. It was given the Allied code name Goose and later Gander. It could carry eighteen troops or 1500 kg of cargo and two crew.

* Kokusai Ku-8 aka Nihon Kogata Ku-8 Kolesnikov (D.N.1
Il Kokusai Ku-8 (四式特別輸送グライダー, Kokusai Ku-8 aliante da trasporto speciale tipo 4, nome in codice alleato Goose, poi Gander) era un aliante da trasporto militare ad ala alta prodotto dall'azienda giapponese Nippon Kokusai Koku Kogyo KK negli anni quaranta.2

Made by Kokusai.

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Gross Weight Lb
7720
Capacity
20
Origin
Japan
Number Built
700
Gross Weight Kg
3500
Span M
23
Range Km
300
Manufacturer
Kokusai
Range Miles
190
Max Speed Mph
140
Max Speed Kmh
224
Span In
1
Span Ft
76
National Origin
Japan
Met Or Eng
met
Length Ft
43
Length In
8
Length M
13
Category
Glider aircraft
Japanese military transport aircraft 1940-1949
World War II Japanese transport aircraft

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