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Type: Close Support Aircraft Origin: Kawasaki Crew: Two Allied Code Name: Randy Models: Ki 102 A, b, c & Ki-108 First Flight: 1944 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: N/A Production: N/A Powerplant: Ki-102b: Model: Mitsubishi Ha-112-II Type: Radial Number: One Horsepower: 1,500 hp Dimensions: Wing Span: 51 ft. 1 in. (15.57m) Length: 37 ft. 6¾ in. (11.45m) Height: 12 ft. 1¾ in. (3.70m) Wing Area: 365.98 sq. ft. (34.00m²) Weights: Ki-48-IIb Empty: 10,913 lb. (4950 kg.) Loaded: 16,094 lb. (7300 kg.) Performance: Ki-48-IIb Max. Speed: 360 mph (580 kph) at 19,685 ft. Service Ceiling: 36,090 ft. (11,000m) Range: 2000 km |
Armament: Ki-102a: One 37mm Ho-203 cannon and two 20mm Ho-5 cannon. Ki-102b: One 57mm Ho-401 cannon, two 20mm Ho-5 cannon, and one rear firing 12.7mm Ho-103 (Type 1) machine gun. Ki-102c: Two 30mm Ho-105 cannon and two 20mm Ho-5 cannon. Payload: All variants Two drop-tanks or two 551 lb. (250 kg) bombs. Variants: Ki-102: Three prototypes and 20 pre-production aircraft. Ki-102a: High-altitude fighter version. Converted from six pre-production aircraft. Ki-102b: Ground attack version. Ki-102c: Proposed night-fighter version with increased wing span, lengthened fuselage, revised tail surfaces, and primative AI radar. Only two built. Ki-108: Two protoptypes built from Ki-102b airframes. Developed as a high altitude fighter with pressurised cabin. These included the structural improvements of the Ki-102c and were still in the testing stages at wars end. |
Sources:
The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
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