Ki-54
Training and Transport Aircraft
Tachikawa
Twin-engine multipurpose transport aircraft. The first flight was in the summer of 1940.
As a training and transport aircraft, the Ki-54 has shown itself to be a very successful machine. From the beginning of 1941, he began to enroll en masse in all army flight schools. The aircraft was used to train all crew members: pilot, navigator, bombardier, gunner - radio operator and was widely used by the Japanese throughout World War II. As a transport, it could carry 8 passengers.
At the end of the war, at least four Ki-54, from among the Soviet trophies, were transferred to Mao Tse Tung and flew as transport aircraft until 1952 in the PRC Air Force. One captured Ki-54 was operated by the British in Burma in the summer and autumn of 1945, one Ki-54 was operated in North Korea.
A total of 1368 aircraft of all modifications were built.
Tachikawa |
Ki-54 |
Crew |
2 |
Dimensions |
Wing span, m |
17.90 |
Wing area, m² |
40.00 |
Length, m |
11.94 |
Height, m |
3.58 |
Powerplant |
2×PE Army Type 98 (Hitachi Na-13 Kô), hp |
2×510 |
Weight, kg: |
Empty weight |
29,540 |
Loaded weight |
38,970 |
Performance |
Maximum speed, km/h |
376 |
Cruising speed, km/h |
240 |
Rate of climb, m/min |
250 |
Service ceiling, m |
7,180 |
Service range, km |
960 |
Armament |
4 × 7.7 mm Te-4 machine gun, bombs, kg |
10-15 |
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