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MXY5
General information
Type	Transport glider
National origin	Japan
Manufacturer	Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal
Number built	12

The Yokosuka MXY5 was a Japanese military glider produced for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The glider consisted of fabric-wrapped plywood covering a tubular steel frame. The design also featured a retractable undercarriage 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)

Data from Oblicza Historii, Fighting gliders of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 11 troops; 1,020 kg (2,240 lb) cargo
• Length: 13 m (43 ft)
• Wingspan: 18.1 m (59.4 ft)
• Wing area: 55.2 m (594 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 1,520 kg (3,350 lb)
• Gross weight: 2,694 kg (5,940 lb)

References

1. Donaldson, Graham (2000). "The Japanese paratroopers in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
2. Królikowski, T. "YOKOSUKA MXY-5 KUGISHO" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-30.
3. Mrazek, James E. (1977). Fighting gliders of World War II. London: Hale. pp. 96-98. ISBN 978-0312289270.

• 1940s Japanese military transport aircraft
• 1940s military gliders
• Yokosuka aircraft
• High-wing aircraft
• Aircraft first flown in 1942