Takeo Doi (aircraft designer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Takeo Doi (aircraft designer)

Japanese aircraft designer

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1904

Place of Birth: Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1996

Profession: engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Takeo Doi (?? ??, Doi Takeo, 31 October 1904 – 24 December 1996) was a Japanese aircraft designer.
He designed many World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force.
His most important work was the "Army Type 3 Fighter" (?????, Sanshiki sentoki), aka Kawasaki Ki-61 "Hien" (??, Hi-en) ("flying swallow") or "Tony".
Also he was one of the chief designers of the Nihon Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation (NAMC) YS-11.