Kyūshū K11W

The Kyūshū K11W Shiragiku (白菊 White Chrysanthemum) made by the Kyūshū Aircraft Company was a land-based bombing trainer aircraft which served in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service in the latter years of World War II. As indicated by its Japanese designation training aircraft for on-board work (機上作業練習機) it was designed to train crews in operating equipment for bombing navigation and communication as well as navigation techniques.

Kyūshū K11W in 1945 surrender markings (painted white and with green crosses in the place of the red Hinomarus).1
The Kyūshū K11W had a rather simple mid-wing layout.2

Made by Kyūshū Hikōki K.K..

Il Kyūshū K11W Shiragiku, indicato anche come \"velivolo da addestramento per operazioni a bordo\" (機上作業練習機), era un monomotore da addestramento ad ala media prodotto dall'azienda giapponese Kyūshū Hikōki Kabushiki Kaisha negli anni quaranta ed utilizzato dalla Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun Kōkū Hombu, la componente aerea della Marina imperiale giapponese, durante la seconda guerra mondiale.3
Height Main
3.93 m
Height Alt
12
Length Alt
33
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2800.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
1760.0
Loaded Weight Main
2640.0
Max Speed Alt
8580.0
Type Of Prop
9
Introduced
1943
Max Speed Main
102000.0
230.0
Power Main
384.0
Bombs
2
Cruise Speed Main
175.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
6173.0
Ceiling Main
5
620 m
Number Built
798
Crew
5
Span Main
14.98 m
Cruise Speed Alt
6540.0
Area Main
30.50m²
Cruise Speed More
60000.0
Primary user
Span Alt
49
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
515 hp
Engine(prop)
Hitachi Amakaze
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
1942
Production End Year
1945
Loaded Weight Alt
5820.0
More Performance
1175.0
Production Start Year
1942
Guns
462.0
Empty Weight Alt
3697.0
Length Main
10.24 m
Area Alt
328.0
Range Alt
65580.0
Empty Weight Main
1677.0
Ceiling Alt
18440.0
Produced
1942
Category

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