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Ki-100, a wonderfull fighter!
by dingopatagonico
Anthro Artist
15 years ago
as usual, the japanese marks literally DESSINTEGRATES by old (i´m sure that this kit was almost so old as me! XD) but i LOVE how looks!!
wikipedia says...
The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter". No Allied code name was assigned to this type, although it may have been misidentified as a Tony due to the similar profile and appearance.
The emergency measure of adapting a Ki-61-II-KAI fighter to carry a Mitsubishi radial engine resulted in one of the best interceptors used by the Army during the entire war. It combined excellent power and manoeuvrability [2] and, although its high altitude performance against the USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers was limited by the lack of an efficient supercharger, it performed better than most other IJAAF fighters.[3]
Operational missions began in March 1945. From the first engagements, the Ki-100 performed well against the B-29 and showed itself to be equally effective against U.S. Navy carrier fighters.[4] A new variant, the Ki-100-Ib, was produced during the last weeks of the war in time to equip five sentai for home defense duties.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 8.82 m (28 ft 11 in)
* Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
* Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 20 m² (215 ft²)
* Empty weight: 2,525 kg (5,567 lb)
* Loaded weight: 3,495 kg (7,705 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Mitsubishi Ha 112-II radial engine, 1,120 kW (1,500 hp) at take off
Performance
* Maximum speed: 580 km/h (313 kn, 360 mph) at 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
* Cruise speed: 400 km/h (217 kn, 249 mph)
* Range: 2,200 km (1,189 nmi, 1,367 mi)
* Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
* Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 6 min
Armament
* Guns: 2 × 20 mm fuselage-mounted Ho-5 cannons, and 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in) wing-mounted Ho-103 machine guns
wikipedia says...
The Kawasaki Ki-100 was a fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter". No Allied code name was assigned to this type, although it may have been misidentified as a Tony due to the similar profile and appearance.
The emergency measure of adapting a Ki-61-II-KAI fighter to carry a Mitsubishi radial engine resulted in one of the best interceptors used by the Army during the entire war. It combined excellent power and manoeuvrability [2] and, although its high altitude performance against the USAAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers was limited by the lack of an efficient supercharger, it performed better than most other IJAAF fighters.[3]
Operational missions began in March 1945. From the first engagements, the Ki-100 performed well against the B-29 and showed itself to be equally effective against U.S. Navy carrier fighters.[4] A new variant, the Ki-100-Ib, was produced during the last weeks of the war in time to equip five sentai for home defense duties.
General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 8.82 m (28 ft 11 in)
* Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
* Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
* Wing area: 20 m² (215 ft²)
* Empty weight: 2,525 kg (5,567 lb)
* Loaded weight: 3,495 kg (7,705 lb)
* Powerplant: 1× Mitsubishi Ha 112-II radial engine, 1,120 kW (1,500 hp) at take off
Performance
* Maximum speed: 580 km/h (313 kn, 360 mph) at 6,000 m (19,700 ft)
* Cruise speed: 400 km/h (217 kn, 249 mph)
* Range: 2,200 km (1,189 nmi, 1,367 mi)
* Service ceiling: 11,000 m (36,090 ft)
* Climb to 5,000 m (16,400 ft): 6 min
Armament
* Guns: 2 × 20 mm fuselage-mounted Ho-5 cannons, and 2 × 12.7 mm (.50 in) wing-mounted Ho-103 machine guns
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I've always thought that, for a quick conversion from liquid-cooled IV-12 to air-cooled radial, the aircraft was a superb piece of work. It says a lot for the design that the conversion was that comparatively simple and straight-forward (as opposed to teh Messerschmitt design studies for a radial-powered Bf109 derivative).
i´m so happy with it!!!!
surely today will start the Ki-61 X3 thanks very much man, you helped a lot to my collection! ^^