Specifications (Ki-61-I-KAIc)
Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 8.94 m (29 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 20.00 m² (215.28 ft²)
- Airfoil: NACA 2R 16 wing root, NACA 24009 tip
- Internal fuel capacity: 550 l (121 Imp gal)
- External fuel capacity: 2 x 200 l (44 Imp gal) drop tanks
- Empty weight: 2,630 kg (5,800 lb)
- Loaded weight: 3,470 kg (7,650 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Kawasaki Ha-40 liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine, 864 kW (1,175 PS, 1,159 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 580 km/h (360 mph) at 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
- Range: 580 km (360 mi)
- Service ceiling: 11,600 m (38,100 ft)
- Rate of climb: 15.2 m/s (2,983 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 173.5 kg/m² (35.5 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)
- Time to altitude: 7.0 min to 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
Armament
- 2× 20 mm Ho-5 cannon, 120 rpg each
- 2× 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Ho-103 machine guns, 250 rpg each
- 2× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs
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