Kawasaki Ki-5

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Ki-5
Type Experimental Fighter Aircraft
Manufacturer Kawasaki Kōkūki Kogyo KK
Maiden flight 1934
Primary user IJA Air Force
Produced 4

The Kawasaki Ki-5 (キ5 (航空機) Ki-go (kōkūki)?) was an experimental low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft designed for the Japanese Imperial Army. It flew in January 1934, but was never produced for actual use.

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[edit] Design & Development

The Ki-5 was initially produced by Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō KK in response to Japanese army specifications for a high performance fighter aircraft to replace the existing Kawasaki Type 92. It was the first cantilever all metal monoplane fighter to be built in Japan. It was designed around the Kawasaki Ha-9, a Japanese development of the BMW liquid-cooled radial engine, with a nominal rating of 850 hp (630 kW). It also had the innovation of using an inverted gull wing design.

However, the Ki-5 design quickly proved unsatisfactory in flight testing. Test pilots complained of stability and handling problems, and the engine was never able to produce enough power for the Ki-5 to attain its design speed parameter of 380 km/h (240 mph).

The project was cancelled on 1935-09-09 after a total of 4 units were produced. However, the design effort on the Ki-4 later paid off dividends with the designs for the future Ki-28, Ki-60 and Ki-61.


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[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 7.783 meters (25.54 feet)
  • Wingspan: 10.60 meters (34.78 feet)
  • Height: 2.60 meters (8.53 feet)
  • Wing area: 18 sq.m. (193.75 sq.ft.)
  • Empty weight: 1,500 kg (3,300 lbs)
  • Max takeoff weight: 1,870 kg (4,122 lbs)
  • Powerplant: 1× Nakajima Ha-9, 9-cylinder, liquid-cooled radial piston engine, 850 hp ()

Performance

Armament

  • Guns: 2x 7.7 mm machine guns

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  • Mikesh, Robert (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557505632. 

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