Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1918 — Japan's New Military Airplane. [ARTICLE]

Japan's New Military Airplane.

A gigantic military airplane has just been finished at the military arsenal, Tokyo. It was chiefly designed by the fate Lieutenant Sawada, who met a tragic death at Tokorozawa. The machine has been a year and a half under construction, during which time vast improvement has been made in aerial navigation. This airplane is equipped with three 100-horsepower engines, and is capable of maintaining 80 miles an hour for six hours’ continuous flight The machine will •carry five passengers.