KAWASAKI KI.61 HIEN

 

BRAND and MODEL

KAWASAKI KI.61 HIEN

TYPE

Single-seat fighter and fighter bomber

ORIGIN

Japan

ENGINE

One 877 kw (1,175 hp) Kawasaki Ha-40 (Army Type 2) twelve-cylinder inverted-VEE liquid-cooled engine

SPECIFICATIONS

[Ki.61-KAI-hei]

Wingspan: 12 m (39 ft 4½ in)

Length: 8.94 m (29 ft 2¾ in)

Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 1¾ in)

Wing area: 20 m² (215.28 sq ft)

Max speed at 5,000 m (16,405 ft): 580 km/h (360 mph)

Economical cruising speed at 4,000 m (13,125 ft): 390 km/h (242 mph)

Time to 5,000 m (16,405 ft): 7 mins

Max range with two 200 litre (44 Imp gal) drop tanks: 1,080 km (671 miles)

Range on internal fuel: 580 km (360 miles)

Service ceiling: 10,000 m (32,810 ft)

Empty weight: 2,630 kg (5,798 lb)

Loaded weight: 3,470 kg (7,650 lb)

PHOTO

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