TACHIKAWA Ki.54 HICKORY

 

BRAND and MODEL

TACHIKAWA Ki.54 HICKORY

TYPE

Light liaison and communications military transport

ORIGIN

Japan

ENGINE

Two 380 kw (510 hp) Hitachi Ha-13-KO nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 17.90 m (58 ft 8⅔ in)

Length: 11.94 m (39 ft 2⅛ in)

Height: 3.58 m (11 ft 8⅞ in)

Wing area: 40.00 m² (430.56 sq ft)

Max speed at 2,000 m (6,560 m): 376 km/h (234 mph)

Cruising speed: 240 km/h (149 mph)

Climb to 5,000 m (16,405 ft) in: 20.4 mins

Service ceiling: 7,180 m (22,555 ft)

Range: 960 km (596 miles)

Empty weight: 2,954 kg (6,512 lb)

Loaded weight: 3,897 kg (8,591 lb)

PHOTO

avionslegendaires.net:Source of phothograph