Tachikawa Ki-74

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Ki-74 "Patsy"
Type	Long Range Reconnaissance Bomber
Manufacturer	Tachikawa
Maiden flight	March 1944
Status	out of service
Primary user	Imperial Japanese Army
Number built	14

The Tachikawa Ki-74 was a Japanese experimental long-range reconnaissance bomber of World War II.

A twin-engine, mid-wing monoplane, it was developed for the Imperial Japanese Army.

Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Aircraft markings 5 Specifications (Ki-74) 6 References 6.1 Notes 6.2 Bibliography 7 External links 8 See also

[edit] Development

The prototype Ki-74 first flew in March 1944; it was powered by 1,641-kW (2,200-hp) Ha-211 Ru radial engines. Following on from this, thirteen pre-production machines were constructed; these substituted the Ha-211 Ru engine for the Ha-104. ^[1]

[edit] Operational history

The Ki-74 did not see operational service. Nevertheless, the Allies assigned the type the codename "Patsy".

[edit] Variants

• TS-1
• R-38
• SS-1
• A-26
• Ki-70
• Ki-74
• Ki-77
• Ki--94-II
• Ki-106

[edit] Aircraft markings

[edit] Specifications (Ki-74)

Data from ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 5
• Length: 17.65 m (57 ft 11 in)
• Wingspan: 18.6 m (61 ft .5 in)
• Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 80 m² (860.8 ft²)
• Empty weight: 10,200 kg (22,481 lb)
• Loaded weight: 19,400 kg (42,758 lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Max takeoff weight: kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Mitsubishi Ha104 Ru radial piston, 1,491 kW (2,000hp) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 570 km/h (308 knots, 354 mph)
• Cruise speed: 400 km/h (216 knots, 249 mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: 8,000 km (4,324 nm, 4,972 mi)
• Service ceiling 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
• Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
• Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)

Armament 1x12.7-mm (0.5-in) Ho-103 machine gun

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft

• de Havilland Mosquito
• Junkers Ju 388
• Northrop F-15
  

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