Kawasaki Ki-5

Infobox Aircraft
name=Ki-5


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type= Experimental Fighter Aircraft
manufacturer=Kawasaki Kōkūki Kogyo KK
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first flight=1934
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primary user=IJA Air Force
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produced=4
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variants with their own articles=The nihongo|Kawasaki Ki-5|キ5 (航空機) |Ki-go (kōkūki) was an experimental low-wing monoplane fighter aircraft designed for the Japanese Imperial Army. It flew in January 1934, but was never produced for actual use.

Design & Development

The Ki-5 was initially produced by Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō KK in response to Japanese army specifications for a high performance fighter aircraft to replace the existing Kawasaki Type 92. It was the first cantilever all metal monoplane fighter to be built in Japan. It was designed around the Kawasaki Ha-9, a Japanese development of the BMW liquid-cooled engine, with a nominal rating of Convert|850|hp|kW|-1|abbr=on. It also had the innovation of using an inverted gull wing design.

However, the Ki-5 design quickly proved unsatisfactory in flight testing. Test pilots complained of stability and handling problems, and the engine was never able to produce enough power for the Ki-5 to attain its design speed parameter of Auto km/h|380|-1.

The project was cancelled on 1935-09-09 after a total of 4 units were produced. However, the design effort on the Ki-4 later paid off dividends with the designs for the future Ki-28, Ki-60 and Ki-61.

Operators

Military operators

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* Imperial Japanese Army Air Force

pecifications

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length main= 7.783 meters
length alt= 25.54 feet
span main= 10.60 meters
span alt= 34.78 feet
height main= 2.60 meters
height alt= 8.53 feet
area main= 18 sq.m.
area alt= 193.75 sq ft.
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empty weight main= 1,500 kg
empty weight alt= 3,300 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 1,870 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 4,122 lb
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engine (prop)= Kawasaki Ha-9, 12-cylinder, liquid-cooled piston engine
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number of props= 1
power main= 850 hp
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max speed main= 360 km/h at 2,400 m
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range main= 1000 km
range alt= 620 miles
ceiling main= 9400 meters
ceiling alt= 3,800 feet
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guns= 2x 7.7 mm machine guns
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see also=*List of military aircraft of Japan

References

*cite book
last = Mikesh
first = Robert
year = 1990
title = Japanese Aircraft 1910-1941
publisher = Naval Institute Press
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id = ISBN 1557505632

External links

* [ http://www.csd.uwo.ca/Elevon/gustin_military/db/jap/KI5KAWAS.html]