Tachikawa Ki-54

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

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.

Operators

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*Imperial Japanese Army;flag|Manchukuo
*Three provided by Japan as VIP transports;China as ROC
*Nationalist Chinese (captured);CHN
*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.;flag|French Indochina
*At least 7 Ki-54 were recovered by the French Armée de l'Air in French Indochina between 1945 and 1947, after the Japanese surrender.

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)

pecifications (Ki-54)

aircraft specifications

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ref=The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II - David Mondey
crew=2
capacity=8
length main= 11.94m
length alt= 39ft 2in
span main= 17.90m
span alt= 58ft 8.75in
height main= 3.58m
height alt= 11ft 9in
area main= 40m²
area alt= 430.57ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 2,954kg
empty weight alt= 6,512lb
loaded weight main= kg
loaded weight alt= lb
useful load main= kg
useful load alt= kg
max takeoff weight main= 3,897kg
max takeoff weight alt= 8,591lb
more general=
afterburning thrust alt= lbf
engine (prop)=Hitachi Ha-13a 9-cylinder radial
type of prop=2-blade
number of props=2
power main= 380kW
power alt= 510hp
power original=
max speed main= 375km/h
max speed alt= 233mph
cruise speed main= 240km/h
cruise speed alt= 149mph
stall speed main= km/h
stall speed alt= knots, mph
never exceed speed main= km/h
never exceed speed alt= knots, mph
range main= 960km
range alt= 597mi
ceiling main= 7,180m
ceiling alt= 23,555ft
climb rate main= m/s
climb rate alt= ft/min
loading main= kg/m²
loading alt= lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= W/kg
power/mass alt= hp/lb
more performance=
armament=4x7.7-mm (0.303-in) machine guns, practice bombs
avionics=

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.)

ee also

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*Airspeed Oxford
*Avro Anson
*Siebel Si 204
*Beech Model 18
lists=List of military aircraft of Japan