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TheKyūshū Hikōki K.K. (九州飛行機,Kyūshū Aircraft Company Ltd) was a Japanese manufacturer of militaryaircraft duringWorld War II. While it mainly manufactured other firms' designs, it was notable for the radicalJ7W "Shinden" fighter. Named afterKyushu island where the company was based.

The company originated fromFukuoka-basedWatanabe Tekkōjo (Watanabe Steel Foundry), which started building aircraft in 1935. In 1943 the aircraft division was spun off asKyūshū Hikōki, while the original company was renamedKyūshū Heiki (Kyūshū Armaments).

After the war, the company was renamedWatanabe Jidōsha Kōgyō (Watanabe Automobile Industries) and manufactured automobile bodies and parts. It was dissolved in 2001.

• E9W - 1935 submarine-based reconnaissancefloatplane
• J7W 震電Shinden (Magnificent Lightning) - 1945 pusher fighter prototype
• K6W - WS-103 seaplane forRoyal Siamese Navy^[1]
• K8W - 1938 floatplane trainer prototype, lost to the Kawanishi K8K
• K9W カエデMomoji (Maple) - 1939 basic trainer; license-built Bücker Bu 131 Jüngmann
• K10W - 1943 intermediate trainer
• K11W 白菊Shiragiku (White Chrysanthemum) - 1943 crew trainer
• Q1W 東海Tōkai (Eastern Sea) - 'Lorna' 1945 ASW/patrol aircraft
• Q3W 南海Nankai (South Sea) - 1945 ASW/patrol aircraft prototype based on the K11W

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