Tachikawa Ki-36

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Tachikawa Ki-36
Tachikawa Ki-36 98chokkyo.jpg
Type: Liaison aircraft
Design country:
Manufacturer:

Tachikawa Hikōki

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

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
FranceFrance France
  • Four captured machines were used by the Armée de l'air in Indochina after the Second World War .
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia
  • Indonesian People's Security Force
JapanJapan Japan
ThailandThailand Thailand

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
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

Commons : Tachikawa Ki-36  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. http://hedgehoghollow.com/awoic/japan.html Japanese Aircraft used by the French