Terada aviation laboratory TK-3 transport

[blackkite]

Hi! Terada aviation laboratory/Japan International Aviation Industries. Co.Ltd TK-3 transport.
This aircraft was a base of the army type-1 transport plane(Ki-59).　(Maker : Nihon Kokusai Koku Kogyo(日本国際航空工業), Japan International Aviation Industries. Co.Ltd)
Source : as usual vol.7 and..

Kokusai Ki-59 «Theresa»

В середине 1930-х годов небольшая японская компания Nippon Kk Kogy KK (Японская Авиаиндустрия) , была одной из многих, особо ничем не выделявшихся. Тем не менее, стараниями своего владельца и основателя, богатого бизнесмена Юнкичи Терады, компания компания…

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[hesham]

Hi,

there was also two projects,TK-1 & TK-2 transport aircraft.

 

[Apophenia]

there was also two projects,TK-1 & TK-2 transport aircraft.

Terada TK-1 (Project) 1938 single-engined 2-seater (poss. tricycle?)
- TK-1: Proceeded to wind tunnel tests and mockup propeller tests

Terada TK-2 (Project) 1938 single-engined high-speed test aircraft
- TK-2: Single-seat research a/c; design process completed; no built

AFAIK, both TK-1 and TK-2 were designed by Kozo Masuura. Neither design seems to have anything in common with the built TK-3 other than place of origin and designer.

BTW, that 'TK' designation prefix is just a contraction of Terada kōkū kenkyūjo (寺田航空研究所) or Terada Aviation Research Institute.