The Yokosuka MXY5 was a Japanese military glider produced for the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...

during

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. The glider consisted of fabric-wrapped

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covering a tubular steel frame. The design also featured a retractable

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as well as an emergency skid. The design was flight tested in 1942. Only 12 were produced and none were used operationally.

Variants

;MXY5:original version; nine built ;MXY5a:later version; three built

Specifications (MXY5 and MXY5a)

References

{{Japanese Navy short aircraft designations MXY5, Yokosuka 1940s military gliders MXY5 High-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1942