Kawasaki Ki-10

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The Kawasaki Ki-10 was the last biplane fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army, entering service in 1935. The army designation was "Type 95 Fighter" and the reporting name given by the Allies of World War II was "Perry".

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History

This plane was principally used by the Army Air Force. It was deployed in Manchuria and the Chinese war campaigns and against Russian-Mongol forces in the Nomonhan Incident. At the beginning of the Pacific War (World War II), it was retired to training and secondary missions, but later returned to front line service, performing short-range patrol and reconnaissance missions in Japan proper and mainland China in January-February, 1942.

Versions

Ki-10 (prototype)
Ki-10 I Fighter Type 95 of Army, (Mark I), initial version
Ki-10 II Prototype - model I modified, major length
Ki-10 II (Mark 2) second version
Ki-10 I KAI Prototype - Ki-10 I with modification in the engine and radiator
Ki-10 II KAI Prototype - Aerodynamic modification of Ki-10 II how Ki-10 I KAI, with Kawasaki Ha-9-IIb of 850 hp.

Total production: 588 units.

Specifications (Ki-10)

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General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 7.55 m (24 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 10.02 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: m ( ft in)
Wing area: m² ( ft²)
Empty: kg ( lb)
Loaded: kg ( lb)
Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
Powerplant: 1x Kawasaki Ha-9-IIa, 634 kW (850 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 400 km/h (250 mph)
Range: 1,100 km (688 miles)
Service ceiling: 11,500 m (37,720 ft)
Rate of climb: m/min ( ft/min)
Wing loading: kg/m² ( lb/ft²)
Power/Mass: kW/kg ( hp/lb)

Armament

2x fixed, forward-firing 7.7 mm Type 89 machine guns