Mitsubishi Ki-15
The Mitsubishi Ki-15 "Karigane" (雁, Wild goose), Army Type 97 Command Reconnaissance aircraft (九七式司令部偵察機, Kyunana-shiki sireibu teisatsuki) was a Japanese reconnaissance aircraft and a light attack bomber of the Second Sino-Japanese War and Pacific War. It began as a fast civilian mail-plane. It was a single-engine, low-wing, cantilever monoplane with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage; it carried a crew of two. It served with both the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy (as the C5M). During World War II it was code-named "Babs" by the Allies.
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- Manufacturer
- Mitsubishi
- Category
- Attack aircraft
- Country of origin
- Empire of Japan
- First flight
- 1936-05-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 170 kt
- Max speed
- 260 kt
- Range
- 1,300 nm
- Service ceiling
- 37,400 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,154 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,071 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,086 lb
- Powerplant
- 1 × Nakajima Ha-8 radial engine
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 28.6 ft
- Wingspan
- 39.4 ft
- Height
- 11 ft
- Number built
- 500
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.