Kawasaki Ki-45 KAIc Toryu
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Toryu
= Dragonslayer, Army Type 2 Two-Seat Fighter, Nick (Allied reporting
name) |
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| Type |
Heavy fighter / Night fighter |
Crew | 2 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Kawasaki Kokuki
Kogyo K.K. |
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| Production | A total of 1691 or 1701 Ki-45 All-model
aircraft were produced. |
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| Prototype first flight | January 1939 |
Introduction | October 1941 |
| Variants | |||
| Ki-45 | Prototype aircraft | ||
| KI-45 Type 1 | Modified operative models | ||
| Ki-45 KAI | Prototype aircraft | ||
| Ki-45 KAI | Pre-series aircraft | ||
| Ki-45 KAIa | Two-seat fighter Type 2 of Army (Mark A) initial model of series, one 20mm Ho-3 in ventral position, two Ho-103 12.7mm in the nose and a flexible 7.92mm in the back position | ||
| Ki-45 KAIb | Retrofit version based on the KAIa, 20mm belly cannon replaced by a 37mm type 94 field gun | ||
| Ki-45 KAIc | Mark C version against naval objectives, one 37 mm (1.46 in) Ho-203 automatic cannon in the nose, one 7.92 mm (.312 in) machine gun in the back position. | ||
| Ki-45 KAId | Mark D, a modified Model B, night fighter version, equipped with one 37 mm (1.46 in) Ho-203 cannon in nose and two fixed 20 mm Ho-5 cannons in a Schräge Musik-style dorsal frontal position, and one 7.92 mm (.312 in) Type 98 machine gun in back position. | ||
| Ki-45 II | Single-seat fighter prototype; later re-designated Ki-96. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 11.00 m |
Empty Weight | 4000 kg |
| Wingspan | 15.02 m |
Loaded Weight | 5500 kg |
| Height | 3.70 m |
Maxim Take-off Weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 32.0 m² |
Wing loading | 171.9 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT (Ki-61-KAIc) | ||||
| Main Gun | Nose | 1 × 37 mm (1.46 in) Ho-203 |
Ammunition Carried |
15 |
| Secondary Guns | Belly | 1 × 20 mm Ho-3 |
Ammunition Carried | 100 |
| Flexible, Back | 1 × 7.92 mm Type 98 (.312 in) |
Ammunition Carried | 1125 |
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| Bombs | 2 x 250 kg bomb underwings |
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Armament variations:
Ki-45-KAIa: 1
x 20mm Ho-3 (ventral position), 2 x 12.7 mm Ho-103 (Nose), 1 x 7.92 mm
MG (lexible, back position)
Ki-45-KAIb: 1 x 37 mm Type 94 (ventral position),
2 x 12.7 mm Ho-103 (Nose), 1 x 7.92 mm MG (lexible, back position)
Ki-45-KAId: 1 x 37 mm Ho-203 (nose), 2 x 20
mm Ho-5 (ventral position), 1 x 7.92 mm MG (flexible, back position)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Mitsubishi Ha-102 |
Type & Displacement | 14-cylinder radial
engines, 28.0 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1050 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 381 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 1013 L +
2 x 401 L drop tank
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(*) with Loaded Weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 540 km/h
at 6300 m |
Cruise Speed | 380-407 km/h at sea level |
| Stall Speed * | 140 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 11.7 m/s |
Range | 1900-2000 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | fandavion | ||
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