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Tachikawa Ki-17
The Ki-17 was introduced to service as the Army Type 95-3 Basic Grade Trainer Model A under the former aircraft naming nomenclature system.
Tachikawa manufactured 560 Ki-17s between 1936 and 1943 and the type saw service with the Army Air Academy and flight training schools.
Specifications
Crew
2
Length
7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Wingspan
9.82 m (32 ft 3 in)
Height: 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in)
Wing area
26.02 m2 (280.1 sq ft)
Empty weight
618 kg (1,362 lb)
Gross weight
900 kg (1,984 lb)
Powerplant
1 × Hitachi Ha12 (Army Type 95 150hp Air Cooled Radial) 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine,
110 kW (150 hp) for take-off
Propellers
2-bladed fixed-pitch wooden propeller
Performance
Maximum speed
170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Cruise speed
130 km/h (81 mph, 70 kn)
Endurance
3 hours 27 minutes
Service ceiling
5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Wing loading
34.6 kg/m2 (7.1 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass
0.125 kW/kg (0.076 hp/lb).
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