Название: Corporation Report No. III. Kawanishi Aircraft Co.
Издательство: US Air Force
Страниц: 138
Формат: PDF
Размер: 15 Мб
Качество: Хорошее
Год: 1947
Язык: английский
Dates of Survey 17 October-25 November 1945.
The Kawanishi Aircraft Company was a Japanese aircraft manufacturer during World War II. It was founded as Kawanishi Engineering Works in 1920 in Hyōgo Prefecture as an outgrowth of the Kawanishi conglomerate, which had been funding the Nakajima Aircraft Company. Kawanishi Kokuki KK was founded in 1928, and took over all assets and activities of the former Kawanishi Engineering Works. While Kawanishi was best known for its seaplanes, such as the Kawanishi H6K and H8K flying boats, its N1K-J land-based fighter -derived from their Kawanishi N1K1 floatplane fighter - was considered one of the best in the war. After Japan's defeat, the company was reborn as Shin Meiwa Industries (later ShinMaywa), and continued to create flying boats such as the PS-1.
