NAKAJIMA Ki.84 HAYATE ‘FRANK’

 

Origin:

Japan

Type:

Single-seat fighter

Engine:

One 1,492 kw (2,000 hp) Nakajima (Ha-45-21) Army Type 4 Model 21 eighteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine

Specifications:

  • Wingspan: 11.24 m (36 ft 2 in)
  • Length: 9.92 m (32 ft 6½ in)
  • Height: 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in)
  • Wing area: 21.0 m² (226.04 sq ft)
  • Max speed at sea level: 523 km/h (325 mph)
  • Max speed at 6,500 m (21,325 ft): 624 km/h (388mph)
  • Normal cruising speed at 6,000 m (19,685 ft): 380 km/h (236 mph)
  • Stalling speed flaps down: 138 km/h (86 mph)
  • Initial rate of climb: 1,155 m/min (3,790 ft/min)
  • Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
  • Range with full internal fuel 697 litres (153 Imp gals) at 286 km/h (178 mph): 1,650 km (1,025 miles)
  • Max range with two 200 litre (44 Imp gal) drop tanks at 278 km/h (173 mph): 2,920 km (1,815 miles)
  • Empty weight: 2,660 kg (5,864 lb)
  • Normal loaded weight: 3,716 kg (8,192 lb)

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