Transport & cargomilitary transport aircraft
Ki-56
The Kawasaki Ki-56 (Japanese: 一式貨物輸送機, Type 1 Freight Transport) was a Japanese, two-engine light transport aircraft used during World War II. It was known to the Allies by the reporting name Thalia. One-hundred twenty-one were built between 1940-43.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries
- Category
- Transport & cargo
- First flight
- 1940-11-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 220 kt
- Max speed
- 220 kt
- Range
- 1,800 nm
- Service ceiling
- 26,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 17,690 lb
- Empty weight
- 10,300 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Nakajima Ha-25 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 48.9 ft
- Wingspan
- 65.5 ft
- Height
- 11.8 ft
- Number built
- 121
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.