Фотографии
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Aeroplane Monthly 1996-08 / T.Gwynn-Jones - A matter of honour
In May 1928 Kawanishi completed the first of its two K-12 transpacific monoplanes. The pride shown by these company employees turned to despair when designer Eiji Sekiguchi’s mammoth monoplane proved an embarrassing white elephant.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1996-08 / T.Gwynn-Jones - A matter of honour
The Kawanishi K-12 long-range monoplane was inspired by Lindbergh’s Ryan NYP, but had a conventional cabin under the leading edge of the wing. Powered by a 500 h.p. Kawasaki-built BMW engine, the K-12 had an empty weight of 4,232lb and weighed 12,000lb fully loaded.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1996-08 / T.Gwynn-Jones - A matter of honour
Groundcrew work on one of the two K-12s built, outside its hangar at the Kawanishi factory. When Japan’s Aviation Bureau determined that the K-12 was incapable of making the Pacific crossing, one was hung above the factory floor, carrying the message, “How Not to Design or Build a Special-Purpose Aircraft".
