Japan

大日本帝國陸軍航空隊

Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun Kokutai

Imperial Japanese Army Air Service

Aircraft Code Names & Designations

1927 - 1945

ク Ku = 滑空 Kakku (to glide)

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Kokusai Ku-7

Manufacturer Project Designation
(Ki Go, Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name
Maeda Ku-1 Army Type 2 Transport Glider -- --
Kayaba Ku-2 Army Experimental Tailless Glider -- --
Kayaba Ku-3 Army Experimental Tailless Glider -- --
Kayaba Ku-4 Army Experimental Tailless Light Plane -- --
Fukuda Ku-5 Army Two-seat Training Glider -- --
Maeda Ku-6 Army Experimental Vehicle Troop Command Glider -- --
Kokusai Ku-7 Army Experimental Transport Glider -- Buzzard
Kokusai Ku-8 Army Type 4 Special Transport Glider 真鶴 Manazuru Gander
Fukuda Ku-9 Army Experimental Transport Glider -- --
Maeda Ku-10 Army Special Training Glider -- --
Nihon Kogato K-12 Chikara Ku-11 Army Experimental Transport Glider -- --
Fukuda Ku-12 Army Two-seat Secondary Training Glider -- --
Mitsubishi (Yokoi?) Ku-13 Army Experimental Training Glider -- --
Nihon Ku-14 Army Training Glider -- --
Manufacturer Project Designation
(Ki Go, Ryaku Go)
Official Designation
(Seishiki Meisho)
Popular Name Allied Code Name

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Nihon Kogato Ku-11 Army Experimental Transport Glider

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