Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company

The Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company^[1] (traditional:滿洲國飛行機製造株式會社; shinjitai: 満州国飛行機製造株式会社 Japanese Hepburn: Manshū Koku Hikōki Seizō Kabushiki Kaisha; Chinese pinyin: Mǎnzhōu Guó Fēixíngjī Zhìzào Zhūshì Huìshè) was an aircraft company in Manchukuo in the 1930s and 1940s, producing a variety of mostly military aircraft and aircraft components. It was named Manshū or Mansyuu in short.

History[edit]

The Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company was established in late 1938 under the supervision of the Japanese government^[2] as a subsidiary of the Nakajima Aircraft Company of Japan.^{[citation needed]} Its main plant was located in Harbin, Manchukuo.

From 1941 to 1945, Manshū produced a total of 2,196 airframes (eighth among Japanese airframe manufacturers),^[3] of which 798 were combat aircraft. The company also produced 2,168 aircraft engines (sixth among Japanese aircraft engine manufacturers).^[4] In addition, Manshū provided repair services for a variety of aircraft in the Manchukuo Air Force and for Imperial Japanese Army Air Force units stationed in Manchukuo.

Licensed production[edit]

Manshū produced a variety of Japanese aircraft under license production agreements:

Kawasaki Ki-10 (World War II Allied reporting name "Perry") fighter
Kawasaki Ki-32 (Allied reporting name "Mary") light bomber
Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu (Allied reporting name "Nick") twin-engined fighter
Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Allied reporting name "Tony") fighter
Kawasaki Type 88 (KDA-2) light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft
Mitsubishi Ki-15 (Allied reporting name "Babs") reconnaissance aircraft
Mitsubishi Ki-30 (Allied reporting name "Ann") light bomber
Mitsubishi Ki-46 (Allied reporting name "Dinah") reconnaissance aircraft
Manshū Super Universal (license built Fokker Super Universal)
Nakajima Ki-27 (Allied reporting name "Nate") light fighter (1,379 units)
Nakajima Ki-34 (Allied reporting name "Thora") transport
Nakajima Ki-43Ia Hayabusa (Allied reporting name "Oscar") fighter
Nakajima Ki-44Ia Shoki (Allied reporting name "Tojo") fighter
Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate (Allied reporting name "Frank") advanced fighter (94 units)
Nakajima Ki-116 advanced fighter, also known as Manshū Ki-116
Nakajima Type 91 (NC) fighter
Tachikawa Ki-9 (Allied reporting name "Spruce") intermediate trainer
Tachikawa Ki-54 (Allied reporting name "Hickory") advanced trainer
Tachikawa Ki-55 (Allied reporting name "Ida") advanced trainer

Independent designs[edit]

Manshū also developed a number of aircraft independently:

Manshū Hayabusa I, II, and III airliner (30 units)
Manshū Ki-79 advanced trainer version of Nakajima Ki-27
Manshū Ki-71 dive bomber prototype (Allied reporting name "Edna")
Mansyū Ki-98 advanced twin-boom high-altitude interceptor project

Among the Manshū independent designs, however, only the Ki-79 advanced trainer reached mass production, as the Army Type 2 Advanced Trainer.^[5]

References[edit]

Notes

^ Togo Sheba (Hrsg.): The Manchoukou Year Book 1941. The Manchoukou Year Book Co., Hsinking 1941, S. 556
^ Francillon, p. 22.
^ Francillon, p. 22.
^ Francillon, p. 22.
^ Francillon, p. 486.

Bibliography

Francillon, Rene (1979). Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-313-X.
Gunston, Bill (1999). Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-0722-9.

External links[edit]

Pacific War Online Encyclopedia

[1] Togo Sheba (Hrsg.): The Manchoukou Year Book 1941. The Manchoukou Year Book Co., Hsinking 1941, S. 556

[2] Francillon, p. 22.

[3] Francillon, p. 22.

[4] Francillon, p. 22.

[5] Francillon, p. 486.

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v t e Mansyu/Manshu aircraft
Mansyu developments	Ki-71 Ki-79 Ki-98
Civil aircraft	Hayabusa
licensed production	Army Type 88 Reconnaissance Aircraft Army Type 91 Fighter Ki-6 Super Universal Ki-9 Ki-10 Ki-15 Ki-27 Ki-30 Ki-32 Ki-34 Ki-43 Ki-44 Ki-45 Ki-46 Ki-54 Ki-55 Ki-61 Ki-84 Ki-116

v t e Imperial Japanese Army Air Service aircraft designations
1-50	Ki-1 Ki-2 Ki-3 Ki-4 Ki-5 Ki-6 Ki-7 Ki-8 Ki-9 Ki-10 Ki-11 Ki-12 Ki-13 Ki-14 Ki-15 Ki-16 Ki-17 Ki-18 Ki-19 Ki-20 Ki-21 Ki-22 Ki-23 Ki-24 Ki-25 Ki-26 Ki-27 Ki-28 Ki-29 Ki-30 Ki-31 Ki-32 Ki-33 Ki-34 Ki-35 Ki-36 Ki-37 Ki-38 Ki-39 Ki-40 Ki-41 Ki-42 Ki-43 Ki-44 Ki-45 Ki-46 Ki-47 Ki-48 Ki-49 Ki-50
51-100	Ki-51 Ki-52 Ki-53 Ki-54 Ki-55 Ki-56 Ki-57 Ki-58 Ki-59 Ki-60 Ki-61 Ki-62 Ki-63 Ki-64 Ki-66 Ki-67 Ki-68 Ki-69 Ki-70 Ki-71 Ki-72 Ki-73 Ki-74 Ki-75 Ki-76 Ki-77 Ki-78 Ki-79 Ki-80 Ki-81 Ki-82 Ki-83 Ki-84 Ki-85 Ki-86 Ki-87 Ki-88 Ki-89 Ki-90 Ki-91 Ki-92 Ki-93 Ki-94 Ki-95 Ki-96 Ki-97 Ki-98 Ki-99 Ki-100
100-	Ki-101 Ki-102 Ki-103 Ki-105 Ki-106 Ki-107 Ki-108 Ki-109 Ki-110 Ki-111 Ki-112 Ki-113 Ki-114 Ki-115 Ki-116 Ki-117 Ki-118 Ki-119 Ki-147 Ki-148 Ki-167 Ki-174 Ki-200 Ki-201 Ki-202 Ki-230

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