Nakajima Ki-8

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Ki-8

Nakajima Ki-8
Type prototype fighter aircraft
Manufacturer Nakajima Aircraft Company
Maiden flight 1934
Primary user IJA Air Force
Number built 5

The Nakajima Ki-8 (キ8 (航空機) Ki-hachi Kokūki?) was an unsuccessful attempt by Nakajima Aircraft Company to meet a requirement issued by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force for a modern monoplane fighter.

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[edit] Design & Development

Development of the Ki-8 began in 1933, based on an all-metal two-seat aircraft, featuring low inverted gull wings, with fixed and spatted landing gear, powered by a single 550 hp (410 kW) Nakajima Kotobuki 3 radial engine. Proposed armament consisted of twin 7.7 mm machine guns firing from between the engine cylinders and a third 7.7 mm machine gun on a flexible mount on the back of the cockpit.

In initial testing, the aircraft proved unpopular with test pilots, who raised concerns about the design's aerodynamic stability . The initial prototypes were also plagued with a variety of manufacturing defects and malfunctions. Though corrections were made to improve initial design and stability problems, the performance of the aircraft was considered no better than the existing Nakajima Type 91 fighter, and the project was cancelled in 1934, after prototype five aircraft had been produced, and before the start of full production.

[edit] Variants

  • Nakajima Ki-8
initial prototype (5 built)

[edit] Operators

[edit] Military operators

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[edit] Specifications (Ki-8)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 8.17 m (26 ft 9.6 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.88 m (42 ft 3.1 in)
  • Height: 3.57 m (11 ft 8.5 in)
  • Wing area: 28.5 m² (306.78 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 1525 kg (3362 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2111 kg (4654 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Kotobuki air-cooled radial engine, 410 kW (550 hp) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 328 km/h (203.8 mph)
  • Range: 1000 km (621 miles)

Armament

  • 3x 7.7 mm machine guns

[edit] References

  • Mikesh, Robert (1990). Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1557505632. 
  • Famous Airplanes of the World #24 Army Experimental Fighters.

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