Kawasaki Ki-61 - Specifications (Ki-61-I-KAIc)

Specifications (Ki-61-I-KAIc)

Data from Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 8.94 m (29 ft 4 in)
• Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
• Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 20.00 m² (215.28 ft²)
• Airfoil: NACA 2R 16 wing root, NACA 24009 tip

• Internal fuel capacity: 550 l (121 Imp gal)
• External fuel capacity: 2 x 200 l (44 Imp gal) drop tanks

• Empty weight: 2,630 kg (5,800 lb)
• Loaded weight: 3,470 kg (7,650 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Kawasaki Ha-40 liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine, 864 kW (1,175 PS, 1,159 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 580 km/h (360 mph) at 5,000 m (16,405 ft)
• Range: 580 km (360 mi)
• Service ceiling: 11,600 m (38,100 ft)
• Rate of climb: 15.2 m/s (2,983 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 173.5 kg/m² (35.5 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)
  

• Time to altitude: 7.0 min to 5,000 m (16,405 ft)

Armament

• 2× 20 mm Ho-5 cannon, 120 rpg each
• 2× 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Ho-103 machine guns, 250 rpg each
• 2× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs