Specifications (Ki-56)
Data from Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft; Japanese Aircraft of the Pacific War
General characteristics
- Crew: Four (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, & radio operator)
- Capacity: 14 passengers
- Length: 14.90 m (48 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in)
- Height: 3.6 m (11 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 51.2 m² (551 ft²)
- Empty weight: 4,672 kg (10,300 lb)
- Loaded weight: 8,024 kg (17,692 lb)
- Useful load: 2,400 kg (5,280 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Nakajima Ha-25 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, 739 kW (990 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 400 km/h (215 kn, 248 mph) at 3,500 m (11,480 ft)
- Range: 3,300 km (1,782 nmi, 2,060 mi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,250 ft)
- Wing loading: 156.7 kg/m² (32.1 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.18 kW/kg (4.05 kg/hp; 8.9 lb/hp)
- Time to altitude: 12 min. 38 sec. to 3,000 metres (9,800 ft)
Armament
- None
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