- Tachikawa Ki-70
Infobox Aircraft
name = Ki-70
type = Reconnaissance
manufacturer = Tachikawa
national origin =Japan
first flight = 1943
status = Prototype
number built = 3History
The Tachikawa Ki-70 "CLARA" was a high speed
photo reconnaissance aircraft that was tested for theJapanese Air Force in prototype form but never fully entered production. The Ki-70 was the intended successor to theMitsubishi Ki-46 but was difficult to handle besides being slower than the Mitsubishi Ki-46. The Ki-70 was first flown in 1943 but was found unfavorable and the program was scrapped. Three were built.In later years the Ki-70 was used to disprove supposed photographic evidence concerning
Amelia Earhart 's supposed capture by the Japanese beforeWorld War II .Fact|date=July 2008Description
Using the familiar layout of aircraft such as the
G3M bomber and its planned predecessor the Mitsubishi Ki-46, the Ki-70 had a twin tailed arrangement with a narrow fuselage. The aircraft had an extensively glazed nose and second cockpit facing aft for the gunner.Specifications
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
crew=3
length main=14.5m
span main=17.8m
height main=3.46m
engine (prop)= 2 x Mitsubishi Ha-104M,1425kW
max speed main=580 km/h
cruise speed main=490 km/h
ceiling main=11000m
combat radius main=2480m
armament=
* 1x 12.7mm MG, 1x 7.7mm MGee also
aircontent
related=
similar aircraft=
*Mitsubishi Ki-46 References
Notes
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.)
External links
* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/japan/tachikawa_ki-70.html Two way view of the Ki-70]
* [http://www.daveswarbirds.com/Nippon/Japanese.html| Complete specifications for the Ki-70]
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