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Ki-15

Japan

Babs

First flight

1936

ROLE

Fighter

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Crashed

Total in database

0

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Land Leased

Displays

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Design country

Japan

Variant
First Flight
Max Speed
Max Range
Max Weght
Max Celling:
Wing Span
length
height
Ki-15-I
01/01/1936
244
748
5150
19000
38.1
29.5
9.3
Karigane (civilian version)
01/01/1937
255
745
5,100
18,500
38.1
29.5
9.3
C5M1
01/01/1937
244
748
5150
19000
38.1
29.5
9.3
Ki-15-II
01/01/1938
269
748
5,900
21,000
38.1
29.5
9.3
C5M2
01/01/1939
252
748
5150
19700
38.1
29.5
9.3

The Ki-15-I was the original version developed for the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, entering service in 1936. Powered by a Nakajima Ha-8 radial engine producing about 640 hp, it was designed primarily for fast reconnaissance and light liaison duties. The aircraft featured a fixed landing gear and a mixed metal-and-wood construction. Its notable speed and range made it suitable for long-range observation and communications missions early in the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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