Kawasaki Ki-56

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Ki-56
Type Light transport
Manufacturer Kawasaki
Introduction 1940
Produced 1940-1943
Number built 121

The Kawasaki Ki-56 was a Japanese two-engine light transport aircraft used during World War II. It was known to the Allies as "Thalia." 121 were from between 1940 to when production ceased in 1943.

It was derived from the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra aircraft that the Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (The Kawasaki Aircraft Engineering Company Limited) had built under licence. A number was also built by the Tachikawa company.

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[edit] Specifications (Ki-56)

Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, & radio operator)
  • Capacity: 2,400 kg (5,280 lb), 14 passengers
  • Length: 14.90 m (48 ft 10 in)
  • Wingspan: 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 4,672 kg (10,300 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 8,024 kg (17,692 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2× Nakajima Ha-25 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 739 kW (990 hp) each

Performance

Armament

  • None

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jackson, Robert, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, Parragon, 2002. ISBN 0-75258-130-9

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[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft Lockheed Hudson
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