Tachikawa Ki-36
Tachikawa Ki-36 | |
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Type: | Liaison aircraft |
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Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
April 20, 1938 |
Production time: |
1938-1944 |
Number of pieces: |
1334 |
The Tachikawa Ki-36 (allied code name Ida ) was a liaison aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II . The Ki-36 was a single-engine, two-seat low -wing aircraft with a non-retractable tail wheel landing gear.
development
The prototype , equipped with a 336 kW Hitachi Ha-13 engine, flew for the first time on April 20, 1938 . In comparison flights, the Ki-36 performed better than the Mitsubishi Ki-35 . The Ki-36 was designated the Type 98 liaison aircraft and began series production in November 1938. In January 1944, production was discontinued after a total of 1,334 aircraft had been built.
Usage history
The Ki-36 was initially used successfully in China . In the Pacific War , however, there was considerable vulnerability to enemy fighters . The planes were then moved back to China.
Towards the end of the war, the K-36 was used as a kamikaze aircraft with an internally mounted 500 kg bomb .
variants
- Ki-55
- Training aircraft version.
- Ki-72
- A further developed version with a 447 kW Ha-38 engine and retractable landing gear, which was no longer built.
operator
- The air forces of the People's Republic of China continued after the war until the 1950s into two Ki-36 as a training aircraft.
- Four captured machines were used by the Armée de l'air in Indochina after the Second World War .
- Indonesian People's Security Force
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 2 |
length | 8.00 m |
span | 11.80 m |
height | 3.64 m |
Wing area | 20 m² |
Wing extension | |
Empty mass | 1247 kg |
Max. Takeoff mass | 1660 kg |
Cruising speed | 235 km / h |
Top speed | 348 km / h |
Summit height | 8150 m |
Range | 1235 km |
Engines | a Hitachi Ha-13a star engine; 380 kW (517 hp) |
Armament | a rigid forward-facing 7.7 mm machine gun , a movable 7.7 mm machine gun in the rear cockpit, a bomb load of up to 150 kg on an external bomb mount |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://hedgehoghollow.com/awoic/japan.html Japanese Aircraft used by the French