Tachikawa Ki-54

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Tachikawa Ki-54
Type Twin-engine advanced crew trainer
Manufacturer Tachikawa
Maiden flight 1940
Introduced 1941
Retired 1945
Status Out of service
Primary user Imperial Japanese Army
Produced 1941-1945
Number built 1,368

The Tachikawa Ki-54 was a Japanese twin-engine advanced trainer of World War II.

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[edit] History

The Ki-54 was developed in response to an Imperial Japanese Army requirement for a twin-engine advanced trainer, principally for crew training.

The prototype first flew in 1940 and, on completing trials, entered production in 1941 as Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A.

Codenamed Hickory by the Allies, the Ki-54b and -c enjoyed successful careers until the end of the war.

[edit] Operators

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  • Imperial Japanese Army
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  • Three provided by Japan as VIP transports
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  • Nationalist Chinese (captured)
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  • Communist Chinese (captured): 4 Ki-54 were used until their retirement in 1952, and in 1951, they were used to train the first class of female pilots of China.

[edit] Variants

  • Ki-54a - unarmed pilot trainer
  • Ki-54b - armed crew trainer
  • Ki-54c - eight-passenger light transport, communications aircraft. Civil designation Y-59.
  • Ki-54d - maritime reconnaissance/ASW, carried 8x60-kg (132-lb) depth charges
  • Ki-110 - one prototype Ki-54c of all-wood construction
  • Ki-111 - projected fuel tanker (none built)
  • Ki-114 - projected fuel tanker of all-wood construction (none built)

[edit] Specifications (Ki-54)

Data from The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II - David Mondey

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 8
  • Length: 11.94m (39ft 2in)
  • Wingspan: 17.90m (58ft 8.75in)
  • Height: 3.58m (11ft 9in)
  • Wing area: 40m² (430.57ft²)
  • Empty weight: 2,954kg (6,512lb)
  • Loaded weight: kg (lb)
  • Useful load: kg (kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 3,897kg (8,591lb)

Performance

Armament 4x7.7-mm (0.303-in) machine guns, practice bombs

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