Nakajima Ki-116
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This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.The Nakajima Ki-116 was a late-World War II aircraft developed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. It was essentially a Ki-84 Hayate with the Nakajima Ha-45 engine replaced with a Mitsubishi Ha-112. The design was handled by Mansyu (満州) Aircraft, and thus it is often designated Mansyu Ki-116.
[edit] Background
"The last variant of the Hayate to enter flight trials was the Ki-116, the forth Mansyu-built Ki-84-I adapted to take a 1,500hp Mitsubishi [Ha-33]62 (Ha-112-II) driving a three-blade propeller borrowed from a Ki-46-III. The conversion was very successful, a reduction of 1,000lb in empty weight being registered, and the aircraft was undergoing tests at the time of Japan's final defeat." From 'Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War', by R.J. Francillion, 1970.
There is no indication this aircraft was intended for the Special Attack (suicide) role.
One aircraft built at Mansyu Hikoki Seizo K.K. at Harbin in 1945.
[edit] Aircraft design and characteristics
No performance figures were mentioned for this version and could be considered comparable to standard Ki-84.
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