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178:Specifications (with Cirrus Hermes I engine)
36:R-3 J-BEPB as flown Tokyo to Rome in 1931
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342:Mikesh, Robert C.; Abe, Shorzoe (1990).
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111:The R-3 was a small biplane
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344:Japanese Aircraft 1910–1941
235:679 kg (1,498 lb)
229:454 kg (1,000 lb)
70:Ishikawajima Aircraft Works
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185:Aero Digest, December 1932
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99:was a Japanese training
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199:2, pupil and instructor
190:General characteristics
245:4-cylinder air-cooled
107:Design and development
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261:Performance
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183:Data from
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172:Siberia
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