Kawasaki Ki-100
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
Ki-100
Interceptor
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.
| Crew | 1 | |
| 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 | 39,4 ft |
| Wing Area | 20,0 m² | 215 ft² |
| Length | 8,80 m | 28,9 ft |
| Height | 3,75 m | 12,3 ft |
| 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 | |
Remarks
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).
| Extras | |
print view| [Photo-ID: 1168] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Japan AF Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336 |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1169] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-16 | |
 | Kawasaki Ki-100-1b Japan AF Reg.: 24 c/n: 16336 |
| Royal Air Force Museum [London-Hendon] | |