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Yokosuka MXY5

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The Yokosuka MXY5 was a Japanese military glider produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The glider consisted of fabric-wrapped plywood covering a tubular steel frame. The design also featured a retractable undercarriage as well as an emergency skid. The design was flight tested in 1942. Only 12 were produced and none were used operationally. [1]

TypeTransport glider
National origin
Japan
ManufacturerYokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
Numberbuilt12
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MXY5
General information
TypeTransport glider
National origin
Japan
ManufacturerYokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
Number built12
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Variants

MXY5
original version; nine built
MXY5a
later version; three built

Specifications (MXY5 and MXY5a)

Data from Oblicza Historii,[2] Fighting gliders of World War II[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 11 troops; 1,020 kg (2,240 lb) cargo
  • Length: 13 m (43 ft)
  • Wingspan: 18.1 m (59.4 ft)
  • Wing area: 55.2 m2 (594 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 1,520 kg (3,350 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,694 kg (5,940 lb)

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