Yokosuka K5Y Type 93 ("Willow")

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The Yokosuka K5Y was a two-seat unequal-span biplane trainer (Allied code name: "Willow") that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the World War II. Due to its bright orange paint scheme (applied to all Japanese military trainers for visibility), it earned the nickname "aka-tombo", or "red dragonfly", after a type of insect common throughout Japan. The aircraft was based on the Yokosuka Navy Type 91 Intermidiate Trainer, but stability problems led to a redesign by Kawanishi in 1933. It entered service in 1934 as Navy Type 93 Intermidiate Trainer K5Y1 with fixed tail-skid landing gear, and remained in use throughout the war. Floatplane types K5Y2 and K5Y3 were also produced. A total of 5,770 examples were made by eight different manufacturers. These aircraft were the mainstay of Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service's flight training, and as intermediate trainers, they were capable of performing demanding aerobatic maneuvers.   (info from Wikipedia)

Yokosuka K5Y1 Type 93

Type:           Basic Trainer 
Service: 	Japanese Navy Air Force (JNAF)
Crew:           two
Armament:       none
Reference: 	Francillon: 446

Specifications:
        Length:         26' 5" (8.05 m)
        Height:         10' 6" (3.20 m)
        Wingspan:       36' 1" (11.00 m)
        Wing area:      298.159 sq. ft (27.7 sq. m)
        Empty Weight:   2205 lbs (1000 kg)
        Max Weight:     3307 lbs (1500 kg)

Propulsion:
        No. of Engines: 1
        Powerplant:     Nakajima Kotobuki 41 9-cylinder radial
        Horsepower:     710 hp

Performance:
        Range:          550 nautical miles (633 st miles)
        Cruise Speed:   86 mph (75 kt) at 3280 ft (1000 meters)
        Max Speed:      132 mph (115 kt) at sea level
        Climb to/in:    9845 ft (3000 m) in 13 min 32 sec
        Ceiling:        18,700 ft (5700 m)

Production:		approximately 5770 K5Ys

Additional information on this aircraft can be found at Wikipedia HERE.

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Additional color schemes for this aircraft can be found here.

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