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| Designed as an advanced trainer/crew trainer, the Tachikawa Ki-54 was flown in prototype form during the summer of 1940. A cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel landing gear, it was powered by two wing-mounted Hitachi Ha-13a radial engines. Successful testing led to the initial version intended primarily for pilot training, ordered during 1941 as the Army Type 1 Advanced Trainer Model A (Tachikawa Ki-54a). It was built in several versions to a total of 1368, and allocated the Allied codename 'Hickory'.
| MODEL | Ki-54b |
| CREW | 2 |
| PASSENGERS | 8 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Hitachi Ha-13a, 380kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 3897 kg | 8591 lb |
| Empty weight | 2954 kg | 6512 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 17.9 m | 59 ft 9 in |
| Length | 11.94 m | 39 ft 2 in |
| Height | 3.58 m | 12 ft 9 in |
| Wing area | 40 m2 | 430.56 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 375 km/h | 233 mph |
| Ceiling | 7180 m | 23550 ft |
| Range | 960 km | 597 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 x 7.7mm machine-guns |
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| Trevor Webb, e-mail, 09.02.2012 04:06 Anumber of variants werre planned or built. The first production model was the Ki-54a wich was a pilot trainer. This was followed by the major production model the Ki-54b. This was a full crew trainer with two dorsakl turrets and underwing racks for practice bombs. A transport version was built as the Ki-54c with eight passenger seats. A single all wooden Ki54c was built but bombed before it could fly.This was designated Ki-110.A fuel tanker variant of the Ki-54c, the Ki-111 of metal construction and the similar all wood Ki-114 were nener flown.A small number of Ki-54d were built and used for theASW role. In addition a few civil versions of the Ki-54c were built and designated Y-59. reply | | gangya, 20.06.2011 11:41 In 2009 april the wreck of a Ki-54 was finded in Kerama Retto and currently another wreck was finded in Vladivostok reply | | Mike Dunne, e-mail, 09.05.2011 16:15 Apparently these aircraft were much prized as 'squadron hacks, by allied pilots when the were captured in flying condition! reply | | DebtMan, e-mail, 20.10.2010 01:45 In 2009 april the wreck of a Ki-54 was finded in Kerama Retto and currently another wreck was finded in Vladivostok reply |
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