قد لا يعلم الكثير عن صناعة الطائرات اليابانية و متى بدأ تأسيسها
و هنا أعرض تاريخ تأسيس و تطور شركة كاوازاكي (Kawasaki) اليابانية
يذكر أن الشركة أحد المساهمين في تصنيع و تطوير طائرة B787 دريم لاينر و كذلك تقوم على تصنيع طائرات B777 ، وكانت بداية الشراكة مع شركة بوينج الأمريكية في مطلع العام 1979 عند أنتاج طائرة B767
وهي تقوم على تصنيع العديد من الطائرات سواء المقاتلة أو طائرات الهيلوكبتر أو الطائرات المدنية
وهذهـ نبذهـ تاريخية عن الشركة
1919 - بداية تأسيس الشركة
1922 - تأسيس قسم صناعة الطائرات
1923 - تم افتتاح أحد فروع الصناعات
1926 - الانتهاء من النموذج الأول من صناعة الثقيلة
1927 - تغيير مسمى قسم صناعات الطائرات إلى مسمى أعمال الطائرات
1934 - بدأ التعاون مع الجيش الياباني
1937 - تأسيس شركة مستقلة بصناعة الطائرات
1939 - تم تغيير مسمى الشركة إلى (مجموعة أعمال جويفو)
1940 - تصنيع القاذفة اليابانية و استخدامها في الحرب العالمية الثانية
1941 - بدأ اختبارات الطائرة كي61
1942 - بدأ الإنتاج من القاذفات اليابانية
1945 - تم تدمير مصنع الطائرات في غارة جوية خلال أحداث الحرب العالمية الثانية و من بعد ذلك تم تحويل المصنع إلى مصنع صناعات مدنية بناء على الاتفاقية التي تمت بين أمريكا و اليابان
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1919 Constructed car and aircraft works at Hyogo Works of Kawasaki Dockyard Co., Ltd. (Hyogo Prefecture)
1922 Established Aircraft Division and Kakamigahara Branch Works of Kawasaki Dockyard
1923 Opened Kakamigahara Branch Works
1926 Completed the first type Dornier all-metal heavy bomber
1927 Aircraft Division renamed Aircraft Works
1934 Japanese army adopted Ki-10 as regular Type 95 fighters
1937 Established Kawasaki Aircraft Co., Ltd.
1939 Kakamigahara Works renamed Gifu Works
1940 Type 99 twin-engine light bombers adopted as regular fighters
Type 1cargo planes adopted as regular freighters
1941 Started testing the first Ki-61 (Type 3 fighter, Hien) experimental fighter in trial flight
1942 Began mass production of Type 3 fighters (model I)
1945 Gifu Works was destroyed by B-29 air raid Converted to a civilian industry due to the end of the war
1953 The maiden flight of KAL-1 shuttle plane
1955 Agreed with Lockheed Co. of the U.S. for technical cooperation in manufacturing T-33 training jets
1956 The maiden flight of T-33 as the first domestically produced training jet
1957 Agreed with Lockheed Co. for technical assistance in manufacturing P2V-7 anti-submarine patrol aircraft
1959 Completed the first P2V-7 anti-submarine patrol aircraft
Agreed with Vertol Co. of the U.S. for technical tie-up for manufacturing the large-scale helicopter, Bertol 107 II
1962 Completed the first Kawasaki Vertol KV-107 II Type large-scale helicopter
1966 P2V-Kai (P-2J) first flight
1969 Kawasaki Dockyard, Kawasaki Rolling Stock Manufacturing, and Kawasaki Aircraft merge to become Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
1970 C-1 transport jet first flight, which became the first transport jet originally developed in Japan
1977 Signed the agreement with Messerschmitt Bolkow Blohm (MBB) of Germany for joint development of BK117 twin-engine light helicopters
1978 Determined the main contractor for domestic manufacture of P-3C
Agreed with Lockheed Co. for technical assistance for P-3C domestic manufacture
1979 BK117 prototype first flight
Designated a main contractor for manufacture of practical STOL (short distance takeoff and landing) planes by Science and Technology Agency Began production of the allotted parts for B767 passenger jet
1981 Nominated as the main contractor of MTX (middle training aircraft)
1982 P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft first flight
Acquired BK117 model certification
1985 T-4 Jet Trainer first flight
STOL prototype (Asuka) first flight
1986 Transport helicopter CH-47 first flight
Launched experimental geodetic satellite "Ajisai"
1992 Nominated as a company in charge of development of the observation helicopter (XOH-1)
Began production of the allotted parts for B777 passenger jet
1997 Observation helicopter (XOH-1) first flight
2000 Delivered first mass-produced observation helicopters (OH-1)
Began production of the allotted parts for Embraer 170
Nov. Certified as an environmentally friendly establishment in Gifu Prefecture
2001 Jul. Proposed the development of next-generation fixed-wing patrol aircraft/next-generation transport aircraft technology
Aug. Succeeded in launching the first H-II A rocke
Oct. Delivered the first fuselage for the US-1A modified prototype aircraft #1
Delivered the 200th T-4
Nov. Delivered the first BK-117C-2 helicopter
Appointed as a prime technology development company of the next-generation fixed-wing patrol aircraft/next-generation transport aircraft
2002
Apr. Delivered a test plane for a stratospheric platform automatic navigation aircraft
Jul. Delivered the panels of the first B777-300ER
Aug. Started constructing the hydraulic rig laboratory/integrated equipment center
Made NIPPI Corporation a wholly owned subsidiary of Kawasaki
2003
Mar. Delivered the last T-4 (the 212th)
Apr. Completed the hydraulic rig laboratory
Jun. Completed the Integrated Equipment Center
The EH-101 was selected as the next-generation minesweeping/transport helicopter as well as the transport support helicopter for Antarctic exploration.
2004
Mar. Achieved 60,000 hours of flight with no accidents
Jun. Completed the assembly hangar for the C-X
Sep. Completed the panels for the first B777-200LR
Started enlarging the plant for the B787
2005
Feb. Achieved zero-emissions
2006
Mar. Delivered the first MCH-101 minesweeping/transport helicopter to the Maritime Self-Defense Force
Jul. Completed the new plant for the B787 Dream liner