Tachikawa Ki-17
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 Tachikawa Ki-17 |
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| Type | Military training aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd |
| Maiden flight | July 1935 |
| Status | out of service |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Army Air Academy |
| Produced | 1936 - 1943 |
| Number built | 658 |
The Tachikawa Ki-17 (九五式三型練習機 Kyugoshiki san-gata renshuki?) was a basic training aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force built by Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd in the 1930s. It was known to the Allies under the code name of Cedar during World War II.
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[edit] Design & Development
The Ki-9 was originally planned to be manufactured in two versions using the same basic airframe, but with different engines for service as either a primary or intermediate trainer. However, when the lower-powered form proved to be unsuitable due a center of gravity issue, design of a new airframe was ordered for the basic trainer version, and was given the new designation of Ki-17.
Compared to the Ki-9, the Ki-17 had equal-span wings, a slimmer fuselage and a revised tailplane. It was powered by a 112 kW (150 hp) Hitachi Ha-13a radial engine. The first prototype flew in July 1935.
The only major change made to subsequent production aircraft was the deletion of the upper-wing ailerons to eliminate oversensitive control inputs
[edit] Operational history
The Ki-17 was introduced to service as the “Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade Trainer Model A” under the former aircraft naming nomenclature system. Tachikawa manufactured 658 Ki-17s between 1936 and 1943 and the type saw service with the Army Air Academy.
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[edit] Specifications (Ki-17)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 9.82 m (32 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 26.2 m² (281.91 ft²)
- Empty weight: 639 kg (1,408 lb)
- Loaded weight: 914 kg (2,014 lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Hitachi Ha-12, 112 kW (160 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 174 km/h (knots, 105 mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi)
- Service ceiling 5,300 m (17,390 ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
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[edit] Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 1979. ISBN 0-370-30251-6. (new edition 1987. ISBN 0-85177-801-1.)
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