The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, Type 97 Fighter) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940.

Feb 1, 2020 · The Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate" (known early on as "Abdul") was a successful low-monoplane, all-metal with stressed skin fighter design employed by the Empire of Japan throughout the Second World War. Initially conceived of as a private venture design by the Nakajima corporation, the Ki-27 was soon debuted and accepted by the Japanese Army.

The Nakajima Ki-27 (Type 97 Fighter, Allied designation: 'Nate' or 'Abdul' in the CBI (China Burma India theatre) ) was the first monoplane fighter to enter service with the Japanese Army Air Force, and was still numerically the most important fighter in Army service in December 1941.

May 5, 2015 · As designed, the Nakajima Ki-27 was to be the Army’s first monoplane fighter. Like the A5M it featured fixed landing gear and the ubiquitous Japanese armament of two 7.7mm machine guns. It was one of the first Army aircraft to feature a streamlined engine cowl.

The Nakajima Ki-27 (九七式戦闘機, Kyūnana-shiki sentōki, Type 97 Fighter) was the main fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service up until 1940.

It was the chief fighter in use in China and Burma early in the war. The Allies in Burma initially gave it the code name "Abdul" before it was realized that this was the same aircraft. The design came out of a failed bid by Nakajima to fill an Army requirement in 1934.

The Nakajima Ki-27 'Nate' was the first monoplane fighter to enter service with the Japanese Army Air Force, and was still numerically the most important fighter in Army service in December 1941.

This document gives a history and description of early Nakajima fighters, the Ki-27, and the Ki-43.

The Ki-27 went into service over northern China in March of 1938, and when the Pacific War started they saw combat during the invasions of Burma, Malaya, the Netherlands East Indies, and the Philippines.

The Nakajima Type 97 Ki-27 (Allied code name Nate) was the first single seat low wing monoplane fighter used by the Japanese Imperial Army Air Force. In June 1935, the Koku Hombu framed a requirement for an advanced fighter, resulting in the submission of designs from Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and...