Manshūkoku Hikōki Seizo KK

nihongo|Manchukuo Aircraft Company|満州国飛行機製造株式会社|Manshūkoku Hikōki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha was an aircraft company in Manchukuo in the 1930s, producing a variety of mostly military aircraft and aircraft components. It was named Manshū or Mansyū in short.

The Manchukuo Aircraft Company was established in 1938 as a subsidiary of "Nakajima Hikoki KK" (Nakajima Aircraft Company) of Japan. Its main plant was located in Harbin, and it produced a variety of aircraft under license production agreements:

* Manshū Hayabusa I,II,III (30 units) fighter
* Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate" (1,379 units) light fighter
* Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate "Frank" (94 units) advanced fighter
* Manshū Ki-116 advanced fighter

A number of aircraft were also developed independently by Mansyū, including:

* Manshū Ki-79 advanced trainer
* Manshū Ki-71 "Edna" dive bomber prototype
* Manshū Ki-98 advanced twin-fuselage high altitude interceptor prototype

However, only the Ki-79 advanced trainer reached mass production.

From 1941 to 1945, Mansyū produced a total of 2196 airframes, of which 798 were combat aircraft. The company also produced 2168 aircraft engines. In addition, Mansyū provided for repair services to a variety of aircraft in the Manchukuo Air Force and for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force units stationed in Manchukuo.

* Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Babs"
* Mitsubishi Ki-30 "Ann"
* Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah
* Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien "Tony"
* Kawasaki Ki-10 "Perry"
* Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu "Nick"
* Kawasaki Ki-32 "Mary"
* Kawasaki Type 88 (KDA-2)
* Nakajima Type 91 (NC)
* Nakajima Ki-34 "Thora"
* Nakajima Ki-43Ia Hayabusa "Oscar"
* Nakajima Ki-44Ia Shoki "Tojo"
* Tachikawa Ki-55 "Ida"
* Tachikawa Ki-54 "Hikory"
* Tachikawa Ki-9 "Spruce"

The factory and equipment of Manshūkoku Hikōki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha was confiscated by the Soviet Army at the end of World War II, and much equipment was taken to the Soviet Union as war reparations. Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation currently one of the major aircraft producers in China, redeveloped the site.

References

*cite book
last = Francillon
first = Rene
year = 1979
title = Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location = Annapolis
id = ISBN 087021313X
*cite book
last = Gunston
first = Bill
year = 1999
title = Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II
publisher = Zenith Press
location =
id = ISBN 0760307229

External links

* [http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/M/a/Mansyu_Hikoki_Seizo_KK.htm Pacific War Online Encyclopedia]