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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 | 58 ft 9 in |
| Length | 11.94 m | 39 ft 2 in |
| Height | 3.58 m | 11 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 |
 | A three-view drawing (752 x 925) |
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