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| Country:
Japn |
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Type: Attack |
| Manufacturer:
Mitsubishi |
| Service:
1939 - 1945 |
| First
Flight: 1939 |
| Production:
2385 |
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The Mitsubishi Ki-51 (Army designation is Type 99 attack aircraft; Allied codename Sonia) was a light bomber/dive bomber aircraft in service with the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. It first flew in mid-1939. Initially deployed against Chinese forces, it proved to be too slow to hold up against the fighter aircraft of the other allied powers. However, it performed a useful ground attack role in the China-Burma-India theatre, notably from airfields too rough for many other aircraft. As the war drew to a close, they began to be used in kamikaze attacks. Total production was around 2385 units.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Ki-51) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: Two (Pilot and rear gunner)
- Length: 9.20m (30 ft 2.5 in)
- Wingspan: 12.10 m (39 ft 8.25 in)
- Height: 2.73 m (8 ft 11.5 in)
- Wing area: 24.02 m (258.56 ft)
- Empty: 1,873 kg (4129 lb)
- Maximum takeoff: 2920 kg (6437 lb)
- Powerplant: 1x Mitsubishi Ha-26-II radial piston engine, rated at 940 hp (691 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 425 km/h (264 mph)
- Range: 1,060 km (659 miles)
- Service ceiling: 8,270 m (31,070 ft)
Armament
- 2 × 7.7mm Type 97 machine guns forward firing(replaced with 2 × 12.7mm Ho-103 machine guns in later models)
- 1 × 7.7mm Type 89 machine gun rear firing machine gun.
- 250kg (551lbs) of ordinance.
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