The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, "Peregrine falcon"), formal Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II.

Aug 1, 2015 · Several publications on the Nakajima Ki 43-1 (or Oscar Mark 1) state that this aircraft came in three sub-types, which differed in their armament. These were the types ko, otsu, and hei, the Ki 43-IA (2x7.7mm), Ki. 43-IB (1x7.7mm and 1x12.7mm), and Ki 43-IC (2x12.7mm).

Ki-43 "Hayabusa" Operator country. Imperial Japan. Manufacturers. Nakajima. Vehicles by updates. Update 1.43. Flight performance. Max speed. at 4,000 m 495 461 516 476 km/h . Rate of Climb 15.3 11.9 19.6 11.9 m/s . Turn time 14 15 13.4 14.6 s . Max altitude ...

Ki-43-I (Type 1, Model I) Powered by a Nakajima Ha-25 radial engine with a two-bladed engine. Armed with two 7.7mm Type 89 machine guns or one 7.7mm Type 89 machine gun and one 12.7mm Ho-103 machine gun.

Dec 31, 2024 · Randy Malmstrom takes a look at the history of the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum's very rare Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, known to the Allies as Oscar.

In 1942 the Ki-43 was assigned the Allied Reporting Name “Oscar” in the Southwest Pacific and “Jim” in the China-Burma-India Theatre. When the duplication, was noticed, “Oscar” became the preferred reporting name. The Nakajima Ki-43 was a fighter of the IJAAF during the Pacific War, bearing a superficial resemblance to the more famous A6M 'Zero'.

The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, "Peregrine falcon"), formal Japanese designation Army Type 1 Fighter (一式戦闘機, Ichi-shiki sentōki) is a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service in World War II.

The Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (隼, " Peregrine Falcon ") was a single-engine land-based tactical fighter used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in World War II.

May 10, 2016 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (Oscar) Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft including pictures. The global defense reference actively compiled since 2003

With its relatively low-powered radial engine, two-blade propeller and twin rifle-calibre machine-gun armament, the Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa (peregrine falcon) was the most dangerously underestimated Japanese fighter of the early months of the Pacific war; yet, with its outstanding manoeuvrability, it gained complete mastery over Brewster ...