Mitsubishi Ki-18 - Specifications (Ki-18)

Specifications (Ki-18)

Data from Japanese Aircraft, 1910-1941; Famous Airplanes of the World, first series, #76: Army Experimental Fighters (1)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.655 m (25 ft 1¼ in)
• Wingspan: 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 17.8 m² (191.603 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,110 kg (2,447 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,422 kg (3,135 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Nakajima Kotobuki-5 9-cylinder piston radial engine, 447 kW (600 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 444 km/h at 3,050 m (276 mph at 10,171 ft)
• Range: 420 km (260 mi)
• Rate of climb: 12.95 m/s (2550 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 79.9 kg/m² (16.3 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.31 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb; 0.42 hp/kg)

Armament

2× fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 89 machine guns