The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese very long-range experimental transport and communications aircraft of World War II derived from a design commissioned by a newspaper to break the flight distance record set by a rival.

Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Tachikawa Ki-77 Long-Range Aircraft Prototype including pictures.

The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese very long-range experimental transport and communications aircraft of World War II derived from a design commissioned by a newspaper to break the flight distance record set by a rival.

The Tachikawa Ki-77 was a Japanese very long-range experimental transport and communications aircraft of the Second World War derived from a design commissioned by a newspaper to break the flight distance record set by a rival.

Apr 6, 2024 · This is the story of the suicidal flight of the Tachikawa Ki-77. The A-26, later redesignated Ki-77, was developed as a long-distance record aircraft with a remarkably slim fuselage and finely tapered wide-span monoplane wings.

Jun 28, 2001 · "On 8/7 an allied aircraft will fly via air grid squares 3420, 2560 and 2510 to Sarabus. It is a two engined low wing monoplane, wing span 30 metres, metal fuselage, natural colour, wings grey. The aircraft must not be fired on under any circumstances."

The Tachikawa Ki-77 is a Japanese experimental courier transport aircraft, conceived in 1940 as a record aircraft for a flight from Tokyo to New York with a range of 15,000 km. Structurally, it was a low-wing wing with a laminar profile and high aspect ratio, with two radial engines made according to the double star scheme.

Tachikawa completed the aircraft under the designation "Ki-77" and completed its maiden flight on November 18, 1942. The flight exposed some flaws that led to the grounding of the first prototype for a while.

The Ki-77, so designated by the Japanese Army Air Force, was an experimental low-wing monoplane powered by two twin-piston engines. The undercarriage was a standard tailwheel arrangement, making this plane somewhat difficult to pilot during takeoff but very easy to land.

Jul 16, 2020 · In November 1975, a Boeing 747SP finally made the first nonstop flight from Tokyo to New York. On board was Hidemasa Kimura, designer of the long-range Ki-77.