Yokosuka Ro-go Ko-gata

The Yokosuka Ro-go Ko-gata was a Japanese reconnaissance floatplane developed during the First World War by the Japanese Navy Arsenal at Yokosuka.

It was one of the first indigenous Japanese aircraft to enter production.

There were 218 of these aircraft built for the Imperial Japanese Navy, which remained in use until 1928.

Variants

A total of 218 aircraft were built in total,

32 by the Yokosuka arsenal,

80 by Aichi

106 by the Nakajima Aircraft Company, with production continuing until 1924.

It was the first locally-designed aircraft to be built in large numbers for the Japanese Navy.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

10.16 m (33 ft 4 in)

Wingspan

15.692 m (51 ft 6 in)

Height

3.666 m (12 ft 0 in)

Wing area

48.22 m2 (519.0 sq ft)

Empty weight

1,070 kg (2,359 lb)

Gross weight

1,628 kg (3,589 lb)

Powerplant

1 × Mitsubishi type Hi water-cooled V8 engine, 160 kW (220 hp)

Propellers

2-bladed

Performance

Maximum speed

156 km/h (97 mph, 84 kn)

Range

780 km (480 mi, 420 nmi)

Endurance

5 hr

Time to altitude

4 min to 500 m (1,640 ft)

Armament

Guns

1× flexibly mounted 7.7 mm machine gun.