Tachikawa Ki-17
| Ki-17 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tachikawa Ki-17 | |
| Role | Military training aircraft
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| Manufacturer | Tachikawa Aircraft Company Ltd
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| First flight | July 1935 |
| Primary user | Imperial Japanese Army Air Academy |
| Produced | 1936 - 1943 |
| Number built | 560 |
The Tachikawa Ki-17 (九五式三型練習機, Kyugoshiki san-gata renshuki) was a basic
Design and development
The
Compared to the Ki-9, the Ki-17 had equal-span wings, a slimmer fuselage and a revised tailplane. It was powered by a 112 kW (150 hp) Hitachi Ha-13a radial engine. The first prototype flew in July 1935.[1]
The only major change made to subsequent production aircraft was the deletion of the upper-wing ailerons to eliminate oversensitive control inputs.[2]
Operational history
The Ki-17 was introduced to service as the Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade Trainer Model A under the former aircraft naming nomenclature system. Tachikawa manufactured 560[3] Ki-17s between 1936 and 1943 and the type saw service with the Army Air Academy and flight training schools.[2]
Operators
- Kumagaya Army Flying Training School
- Mito Army Flying Training School
- Tachiari Army Flying Training School
- Utsonomiya Army Flying Training School
- Imperial Japanese Army Air Force Academy(Rikugun Kōku Shikan Gakkō)
Specifications (Ki-17)
Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War[4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
- Wingspan: 9.82 m (32 ft 3 in)
- Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 26.02 m2 (280.1 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 618 kg (1,362 lb)
- Gross weight: 900 kg (1,984 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hitachi Ha12 (Army Type 95 150hp Air Cooled Radial) 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 110 kW (150 hp) for take-off
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
- Endurance: 3 hours 27 minutes
- Service ceiling: 5,300 m (17,400 ft)
- Wing loading: 34.6 kg/m2 (7.1 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.125 kW/kg (0.076 hp/lb)
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
References
- Notes
- ^ a b Francillon 1979, p. 248.
- ^ a b Francillon 1979, p. 249.
- ^ Francillon 1979, pp. 249, 250.
- ^ Francillon 1979, p. 250.
- Bibliography
- Francillon, René J. (1979). Japanese aircraft of the Pacific War. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-801-1.)