Ki-61-II-KAI: Pre-production version which reverted to the Ki-61-I-Tei wing, a 220 mm (8.7 in) fuselage stretch, enlarged rudder, and Ha-140 engine; 30 built. Ki-61-II-KAIa : Armed with 2 x 12.7 mm (.50 in) machine guns in the wings and 2 x 20 mm cannon in the fuselage.

Oct 7, 2010 · 31 prototype and 374 production type of Ki-61 II kai were to be manufactured from Sept.1944 but only 99 ha-140 engines were available for the production type. The rest 275 airframe were converted to Ki-100 I with mitsubishi ha-112 radial engines.

The Ki-61 Hien ("flying swallow") Army Type 3 Fighters were designed around a Kawasaki Ha-40 V12 engine which was actually a license-built version of the German Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine. The first prototype flew in Dec 1941 and saw the first combat mission in …

May 19, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (Tony) Single-Seat, Single-Engine Monoplane Fighter / Interceptor Aircraft including pictures.

The natural metal finish aircraft with a stylized red 'eagle' marking on the tail is a presumptuous marking of the IJA 56th Air Regiment. Since production was limited to just 99 examples as a result of engine difficulties, the Ki-61-II as used by the 56th was deployed in defense of the Osaka, Kobe and Nagoya areas only.

Fighter Ki-61 "Hien" ("Swallow") was a unique machine among Japanese combat aircraft of the Second World War. It was equipped with the Na-40 inverted V-piston engine, which was a licensed version of the German Daimler-Benz DB-601A engine.

The rest of the engineless Ki-61-II KAI airframes were then converted to the new fighter type, which was designated the "Ki-100-Ia". They retained the armament of the Ki-61-II KAIb, consisting of 12.7-millimeter guns in the wings and 20-millimeter cannons in the fuselage.

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien (飛燕, "flying swallow") was a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. The first encounter reports claimed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s: further reports claimed that the new aircraft was an …

The Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien; (eng:'Flying Swallow') was a Japanese World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service(IJAAS). The first encounter reports claimed Ki-61s were Messerschmitt Bf 109s with further reports claimed that the new aircraft was an Italian design, which led to the Allied reporting name of 'Antonia ...

The Kawasaki Type 3 Fighter / Ki-61 Tony was the first Japanese fighter to enter production after the start of the Pacific War. In 1937 Kawasaki purchased a license to build the Daimler Benz DB.601 engine used in the Messerschmitt 109.