Kawasaki Ki-10
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| Type: | Fighter plane |
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| First flight: |
March 1935 |
| Number of pieces: |
584 + 4 prototypes |
The Kawasaki Ki-10 was a Japanese fighter aircraft and was developed under the direction of Takeo Doi. It was the first all-Japanese pattern from Kawasaki .
development
In March 1935, the prototype, equipped with a Ha-9-IIa engine (634 kW / 850 PS) and a two-bladed propeller, took off from the ground for the first time, later a more powerful engine and a three-bladed propeller were installed. After three further prototypes, the Ki-10 went into series production as the Army Type 95 Jäger Model 1 . 184 Ki-10-I were built, 400 larger and more powerful Ki-10-II followed.
From 1937 they were used in the Sino-Japanese War , where they proved to be superior to the Soviet I-15 double-deckers due to their maneuverability, but did not beat the newly released I-16 fighters. At the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor , the Ki-10 was no longer in service at the front, but was used in the hinterland for pilot training.
The model called Perry by the Allies was the high point of the Japanese biplane development and at the same time the last fighter biplane of the Japanese army . It had an open cockpit and a fixed tail landing gear; the upper wing had a larger span than the lower wing.
Versions
- Ki-10 : prototype designation (four pieces)
- Ki-10-I : first production model
- Ki-10-II : second series model from mid-1937 with an extended fuselage and a larger wingspan
- Ki-10-II KAI : two experimental models for aerodynamic tests
Users
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data (Kawasaki Ki-10-II KAI) |
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| crew | 1 |
| length | 7.55 m |
| height | 3.00 m |
| span | 10.02 m |
| Wing area | 23.00 m² |
| Empty mass | 1,400 kg |
| maximum take-off mass | 1,780 kg |
| Engine | a liquid-cooled twelve-cylinder - V-engine Kawasaki Ha-9-IIb 950 PS (approx. 700 kW) |
| Top speed | 445 km / h at an altitude of 3,800 m |
| Range | 1,000 km |
| Service ceiling | 11,500 m |
| Armament | two 7.7 mm rigid MG Type 89 |
