Kimura HK-1
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kimura-hk-1-270-18663398
title:
Kimura HK-1
text:
The Kimura HK-1 was a glider built in Japan in 1939 to investigate the possibilities of tailless aircraft. It was a single-seat design with an open cockpit, swept wings, and a single tail fin. The HK-1 made a total of 169 test flights between 15 December 1939 and 7 March 1940, towed aloft behind a car. By this time, the glider's success had attracted the attention of the Army, which arranged to purchase the aircraft. It was taken to the Tachikawa factory for testing, but crashed after only 13 fl
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Japanese experimental glider
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimura_HK-1
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date modified:
2023-12-12T21:21:58Z
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13
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15