Tachikawa Ki-54

1940

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Tachikawa Ki-54

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'.

Tachikawa Ki-54

Specification 
 MODELKi-54b
 CREW2
 PASSENGERS8
 ENGINE2 x Hitachi Ha-13a, 380kW
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight3897 kg8591 lb
  Empty weight2954 kg6512 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan17.9 m59 ft 9 in
  Length11.94 m39 ft 2 in
  Height3.58 m12 ft 9 in
  Wing area40 m2430.56 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed375 km/h233 mph
  Ceiling7180 m23550 ft
  Range960 km597 miles
 ARMAMENT4 x 7.7mm machine-guns

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Tachikawa Ki-54A three-view drawing (752 x 925)

Tachikawa Ki-54

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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.

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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

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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!

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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

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