Nakajima Ki-116

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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.

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[edit] Background

"The last variant of the Hayate to enter flight trials was the Ki-116, the fourth 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 1,000 lb in empty weight being registered, and the aircraft was undergoing tests at the time of Japan's final defeat."[1]

This plane was created as a fighter-interceptor [1]. 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] Specifications

No performance figures were mentioned for this version and could be considered comparable to standard Ki-84.

[edit] References

  1. ^ R.J. Francillion, Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War, 1970.

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