Kawasaki Ki-64

Ki-64
Role	Fighter
Manufacturer	Kawasaki Kōkūki Kōgyō K.K.
First flight	December 1943
Status	Cancelled 1944
Primary user	Imperial Japanese Army
Number built	1

The Kawasaki Ki-64 (Allied code name: Rob) was a one-off prototype of an experimental heavy, single seat, fighter. It had two unusual design features. First; it had two

Wright Field for examination.^[4]

Specifications (Ki-64)

Data from Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Three: Fighters;[5] WW2 Aircraft Fact Files: Japanese Army Fighters, Part 1;^[4] Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: 1 (pilot)
Length: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in)
Wing area: 28 m² (300 sq ft)
Empty weight: 4,050 kg (8,929 lb)
Gross weight: 5,100 kg (11,244 lb)
Powerplant: 1 ×
Kawasaki Ha-201 coupled liquid-cooled V12 engine
, 1,750 kW (2,350 hp)

Propellers: 2 × 3-bladed contra-rotating propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 690 km/h (430 mph, 370 kn) at 5,000 metres (16,000 ft)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft)
Time to altitude: 5.5 minutes to 5,000 metres (16,000 ft)
Wing loading: 182.1 kg/m² (37.3 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 2.91 kg/kW (2.17 kg/hp; 4.78 lb/hp)

Armament

Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Ho-5 cannon or 2 × Ho-5 and 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Ho-103 machine guns

References

Citations

^ FAOW 1976, pp. 17–18, 46–47.
^ Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 35.
^ Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 34.
^ ^a ^b Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 36.
^ Green 1961, p. 26.
^ Francillon 1979, p. 122.

Bibliography

Francillon, René J. (1979). Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam.
ISBN 0-85177-801-1
.)

Green, William (1961). War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Three: Fighters. Macdonald & Co.
OCLC 655407936
.

Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1976). JWW2 Aircraft Fact Files: Japanese Army Fighters, Part 1. London: Macdonald and Jane's.
OCLC 820486093
.

Famous Aircraft of the World, no.76: Japanese Army Experimental Fighters. Tokyo, Japan: Bunrin-Do Co. Ltd. August 1976.

External links

[1] FAOW 1976, pp. 17–18, 46–47.

[2] Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 35.

[3] Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 34.

[GreenSwanborough1976p36-4] Green & Swanborough 1976, p. 36.

[5] Green 1961, p. 26.

[6] Francillon 1979, p. 122.

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v t e Kawasaki aircraft
Company designations	KAL-1 KAL-2 KAT-1 KAQ-1 KDA-2 KDA-3 KDA-5 KDC-2 KDC-5 KH-4 YPX
Imperial Japanese Army designations	Type 87 Type 88 Type 92 Ki-3 Ki-5 Ki-10 Ki-22 Ki-28 Ki-32 Ki-38 Ki-45 Ki-48 Ki-56 Ki-60 Ki-61 Ki-64 Ki-66 Ki-78 Ki-81 Ki-85 Ki-88 Ki-89 Ki-91 Ki-96 Ki-100 Ki-102 Ki-108 Ki-119 Ki-148 Ki-174
Japanese Self-Defense Force designations	C-1 C-2 OH-1 P-1 P-2J T-4
Joint ventures	BK 117 BK 117-C2
Licensed production	Bell 47 Hughes 500 Hughes 369 Boeing-Vertol V-107 Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Lockheed T-33 Lockheed P-2 Lockheed P-3C
World War II Allied reporting names	Bob Lily Mary Nick Perry Randy Rob Thalia Tony

v t e Imperial Japanese Army Air Service aircraft designations
1-50	Ki-1 Ki-2 Ki-3 Ki-4 Ki-5 Ki-6 Ki-7 Ki-8 Ki-9 Ki-10 Ki-11 Ki-12 Ki-13 Ki-14 Ki-15 Ki-16 Ki-17 Ki-18 Ki-19 Ki-20 Ki-21 Ki-22 Ki-23 Ki-24 Ki-25 Ki-26 Ki-27 Ki-28 Ki-29 Ki-30 Ki-31 Ki-32 Ki-33 Ki-34 Ki-35 Ki-36 Ki-37 Ki-38 Ki-39 Ki-40 Ki-41 Ki-42 Ki-43 Ki-44 Ki-45 Ki-46 Ki-47 Ki-48 Ki-49 Ki-50
51-100	Ki-51 Ki-52 Ki-53 Ki-54 Ki-55 Ki-56 Ki-57 Ki-58 Ki-59 Ki-60 Ki-61 Ki-62 Ki-63 Ki-64 Ki-66 Ki-67 Ki-68 Ki-69 Ki-70 Ki-71 Ki-72 Ki-73 Ki-74 Ki-75 Ki-76 Ki-77 Ki-78 Ki-79 Ki-80 Ki-81 Ki-82 Ki-83 Ki-84 Ki-85 Ki-86 Ki-87 Ki-88 Ki-89 Ki-90 Ki-91 Ki-92 Ki-93 Ki-94 Ki-95 Ki-96 Ki-97 Ki-98 Ki-99 Ki-100
100-	Ki-101 Ki-102 Ki-103 Ki-105 Ki-106 Ki-107 Ki-108 Ki-109 Ki-110 Ki-111 Ki-112 Ki-113 Ki-114 Ki-115 Ki-116 Ki-117 Ki-118 Ki-119 Ki-147 Ki-148 Ki-167 Ki-174 Ki-200 Ki-201 Ki-202 Ki-230

Specifications (Ki-64)

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