Today in Aviation: First Flight of the Gasuden Koken

MIAMI – Today in Aviation, The Gasuden Koken, aka the Kōken-ki, a 1930s Japanese long-range research aircraft, performed its maiden flight in 1937. The type was designed by the Tokyo Gas and Electric Industry (also known as Gasuden) to set a closed-circuit world record of 11,651 km (7,240 mi) in March 1938. The Kōken-ki could carry […]

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