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Nakajima Ki-87

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The Nakajima Ki-87 was a Japanese high-altitude fighter-interceptor of World War II. It was a single seat, exhaust-driven turbo-supercharged engined, low-wing monoplane with a conventional undercarriage.
The Ki-87 was developed in response to American B-29 Superfortress raids on the Home Islands. It followed up on earlier research by Nakajima and the Technical Division of Imperial Army Headquarters into boosting a large radial engine with an exhaust-driven turbo-supercharger, which had begun in 1942, well before the B-29 raids began.
The real one had 2 x 20mm Ho-5 cannons in its wing roots. But this one's Ho-5 cannons are in its nose because there's no synchronization gear in this game.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 2 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 49.4ft (15.0m)
  • Length 38.4ft (11.7m)
  • Height 12.4ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight 3,990lbs (1,810kg)
  • Loaded Weight 13,677lbs (6,204kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.175
  • Wing Loading 24.6lbs/ft2 (120.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 555.9ft2 (51.6m2)
  • Drag Points 4087

Parts

  • Number of Parts 56
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 315