Tachikawa Ki-54

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Tachikawa Ki-54
Type	Twin-engine advanced crew trainer
Manufacturer	Tachikawa
Maiden flight	1940
Introduced	1941
Retired	1945
Status	Out of service
Primary user	Imperial Japanese Army
Produced	1941-1945
Number built	1,368

The Tachikawa Ki-54 was a Japanese twin-engine advanced trainer of World War II.

Contents 1 History 2 Variants 3 Specifications (Ki-54) 4 Related Content

[edit] History

The Ki-54 was developed in response to an [[Imperial Japanese Army requirement for a twin-engine advanced trainer, principally for crew training.

The prototype first flew in 1940 and, on completing trials, entered production in 1941 as Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A.

Codenamed Hickory by the Allies, the Ki-54b and -c enjoyed successful careers until the end of the war.

[edit] Variants

• Ki-54a - unarmed pilot trainer
• Ki-54b - armed crew trainer
• Ki-54c - eight-passenger light transport
• Ki-54d - maritime reconnaisance/ASW, carried 8x60-kg (132-lb) [depth charge]]s
• Ki-110 - one prototype Ki-54c of all-wood construction
• Ki-111 - projected fuel tanker (none built)
• Ki-114 - projected fuel tanker of all-wood construction (none built)

[edit] Specifications (Ki-54)

Data from {The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II - David Mondey}^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 8
• Length: 11.94m (39ft 2in)
• Wingspan: 17.90m (58ft 8.75in)
• Height: 3.58m (11ft 9in)
• Wing area: 40m² (430.57ft²)
• Empty weight: 2,954kg (6,512lb)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 3,897kg (8,591lb)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 375km/h (233mph)
• Cruise speed: 240km/h (149mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: 960km (597mi)
• Service ceiling: 7,180m (23,555ft)
• Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)

Armament

4x7.7-mm (0.303-in) machine guns, practice bombs

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