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Flight Test Data Discuss Looking for Ki 43 Hayabusa data in the Technical forums; If anyone can point me towards any Ki 43 flight tests or performance data I'd appreciate it. Thanks....

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    Looking for Ki 43 Hayabusa data

    If anyone can point me towards any Ki 43 flight tests or performance data I'd appreciate it.

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    Data from FAOTW Page 20.

    - Ivan.
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    Here is another one

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    Nice stuff here.

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    The two sources disagree about the armament of the Ki-43-I - so were there two HMGs or LMGs on board?

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    Details of the first Japanese list are -

    "Type 1 12.7mm machinegun x 2" is for Ki-43 Ic(hei)
    For Ki-43 Ia(kou), it is "Type 89 7.7mm machinegun x 2" with ammunition 500 x 2
    For Ki-43 Ib(otsu), it is "Type 1 12.7mm(ammunition 270)" x 1 and "Type 89 7.7mm(ammunition 500)" x 1

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    There may be some differences between what was official listed and what was actually fitted or used due to temporary supply issues at the factory/s, ammunition availability in the field, and operational problems with the 12.7mm gun and ammunition. Metal plates being fitted under the muzzles of some 12.7mm guns due the exploding ammunition tending to explode upon leaving the muzzle (even one in 200 rounds making things rather tooo exciting for the pilot).

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    if i remember right i've read that there were not Ki-43 I a, b or c there were alone I with different weapons combination.
    This is post war western nomenclature, so "our" japanese book was not on japanese sources?

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    Thanks for the explanations

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    Here is some more specifications. The TAIC pages of course take with a grain of salt as it doesn't really state these numbers are as a result of flight tests even though there are plenty of pictures showing testing.
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    All this information is interesting and adds to our knowledge but what is often missing is the stalling speeds of Japanese aircraft in general, other than it was 'lower than allied aircraft'.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lingo View Post
    All this information is interesting and adds to our knowledge but what is often missing is the stalling speeds of Japanese aircraft in general, other than it was 'lower than allied aircraft'.
    The yellow faded document above has a landing speed of 118 km/h for the Ki-43-II. The Japanese books are usually pretty good in giving either the landing or stall speeds.
    Last edited by krieghund; 11-16-2011 at 11:33 AM.

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    unlucky first two documents you posted are near impossble to read (and not because the first is in japanese and 2nd in a west slavic language)

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    Ok I enhanced them, hope that is better

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