Kawanishi K-11

K-11
Role Single-seat carrier fighter
National origin Japan
Manufacturer Kawanishi Aircraft Company
First flight 1927
Number built 2


The Kawanishi K-11 was a 1920s Japanese single-seat carrier fighter designed and built by the Kawanishi Aircraft Company to meet an Imperial Japanese Navy requirement.[1] The type did not enter service and only two prototypes were built.

Development and design

The K-11 was a private venture programme designed to meet a 1926 Imperial Japanese Navy requirement for a single-seat carrier fighter to replace the Mitsubishi 1MF, competing against officially sponsored designs from Aichi (the Aichi Type H), Mitsubishi (the 1MF9) and Nakajima.[1][2][3] The K-11 Experimental Carrier Fighter was an equal-span biplane with a conventional landing gear and powered by 500 hp (373 kW) BMW inline engine.[1] It had a metal fuselage with fabric covering and wooden wings.[2]

The first prototype made its maiden flight in July 1927, with a second prototype, with a modified fuselage and tail, being built in 1928. The type was not accepted by the Navy, however, with the Nakajima design being selected, entering production as the A1N. The two K-11s were used by Kawanishi as communications and liaison aircraft.[1][2]

Specifications

Data from Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941[2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

References

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Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Orbis 1985, p. 2236
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mikesh and Abe 1990, pp. 133–134.
  3. ↑ Mikesh and Abe 1990, pp. 65, 165, 224.
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