Kawasaki KAL-2
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| Type: | Liaison aircraft |
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| First flight: |
November 1954 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Kawasaki KAL-2 is a liaison aircraft from the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries .
History and construction
In 1954 the KAL-2 were developed on the basis of a tender for a new liaison aircraft, in competition with the Fuji LM-1 Nikko . The KAL-2 is a 3-seater all-metal low wing aircraft with retractable nose landing gear and was powered by a Lycoming boxer engine. In the competition the KAL-2 was defeated by the LM-1 Niko.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 1-2 |
| length | 8.82 m |
| span | 11.92 m |
| height | 2.9 m |
| Empty mass | 1225 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1588 kg |
| Cruising speed | 213 km / h |
| Top speed | 293 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 4500 m |
| Range | 833 km |
| Engines | 9-cylinder boxer engine Lycoming GO-435-C2B with 240 hp |
See also
Web links
Commons : Kawasaki KAL-2 - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Bridgman, Leonard (1956). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1956-57. P. 183.