Kawasaki Ki-100

Interceptor

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The Kawasaki Ki-100 is a single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft for the interceptor role produced by the Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo K.K., operated by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.

The Ki-100 is a development of the Kawasaki Ki-61-II with a Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine instead of the Kawasaki Ha-40 V-12 engine (license version of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601).

Crew

Propulsion	1 Radial Engine
Engine Model	Mitsubishi Ha-112-II
Engine Power	1119 kW	1500 hp

Speed	591 km/h	319 kts 367 mph
Service Ceiling	10.668 m	35.000 ft
Range	2.000 km	1.080 NM 1.243 mi.

Empty Weight	2.700 kg	5.952 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	3.670 kg	8.091 lbs

Wing Span	12,00 m	39 ft 4 in
Wing Area	20,0 m²	215 ft²
Length	8,80 m	28 ft 10 in
Height	3,75 m	12 ft 4 in

First Flight	01.02.1945
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	374
Developed from	Kawasaki Ki-61-II

Data for (Version)	Kawasaki Ki-100-1a
Variants	Kawasaki Ki-100-1a, Ki-100-1b

[Photo-ID: 1168] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16
	Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336
Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon]

[Photo-ID: 1169] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16
	Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336
Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon]

[Photo-ID: 6715] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-17
	Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336 formerly displayed at RAFM Hendon
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford [Shifnal, Shropshire]

[Photo-ID: 6716] © Karsten Palt 2013-05-17
	Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336 formerly displayed at RAFM Hendon
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford [Shifnal, Shropshire]

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