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Nakajima KI-115 Tsurugi Suicide plane

120 Hobgoblin  8.9 years ago

The japanese army in the closing days of WW2 began producing this plane as they had loads of the Nakajima HA 35 engines on the shelves. They expected to make 8000 aircraft a month. A well organized kamakazi attack with thousands of planes could have forced the U.S. to sue for peace. At least that was their hope. I have replicated the correct horse power and 3 blade prop as well as I could. Other than bombs the 115s were unarmed.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Length 25.8ft (7.9m)
  • Height 12.0ft (3.6m)
  • Empty Weight 3,255lbs (1,476kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,960lbs (2,703kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.192
  • Wing Loading 25.2lbs/ft2 (123.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 236.4ft2 (22.0m2)
  • Drag Points 1547

Parts

  • Number of Parts 17
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 179