History:
The Kawasaki Ki-100 is a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service (IJAAS) during World War II. The Japanese Army designation was "Type 5 Fighter" Go-shiki sentouki, or abbreviated as Goshikisen. It was not assigned an Allied code name.
In early 1945, 275 Ki-100s were modified from Ki-61s as an emergency measure to accept a 14-cylinder Mitsubishi Ha-112-II radial engine in place of the original Kawasaki Ha-40 inverted V-12 inline engine, resulting in one of the best interceptors used by the Army during the war. It combined excellent power and maneuverability, and from the first operational missions in March 1945 until the end of the war, it performed better than most IJAAS fighters against both United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers and P-51 Mustang fighters, as well as U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat carrier fighters.
Armament
Choose the already installed Torpedo for NAVAL targets or
replace the Torpedo with the 500 lb bomb for general targets.
Armed with 4 machine guns (2 in the nouse, 2 on the wings)
For smooth landing, as well as dive bombing, throttle less than 40% will deploy the airbrakes.
Switch between the Torpedo or the 500-pound bomb - depending on your mission
Armed with 4 machine guns, 2 in the nouse, 2 on the wings)
VR Cockpit
Fight Bravely Soldier, for the rising sun.... BANZAI...!
Specifications
Spotlights
- This craft is curated
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Kawasaki Ki-61
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
- Length 29.2ft (8.9m)
- Height 15.5ft (4.7m)
- Empty Weight 6,867lbs (3,115kg)
- Loaded Weight 8,197lbs (3,718kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.411
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.09
- Wing Loading 35.4lbs/ft2 (172.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 231.7ft2 (21.5m2)
- Drag Points 1576
Parts
- Number of Parts 135
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 617
@KIMJAEGYU hmh
@KIMJAEGYU As I mentioned before, they got some licenced copy of the engine; that's what I read before. So as the Nakajima Kikka (the Japanese version of the Me-262). There are great stories of American submarines hunting those vessels coming from Germany to Japan - carrying valuable military techs - only destroyed in the ocean
@Monarchii But what you did may not be rigorous， That's why it looks like fw -190(I think it's possible)
@Monarchii And someone has mentioned it before， KI-100 Some of them are equipped with German engine version licensed for Germany， And the engine style of Fw–190 is similar to it
@Monarchii The two look very similar
@KIMJAEGYU I..??? in what way??
@Monarchii This plane is very similar to the German Fw-190
@WinsWings yeah
@Monarchii yes, I have read about that once. I believe Ki-61 also got a German engine (licensed copy) or such.
@WinsWings understandable really, one of the rarer non-radial japanese aircraft, didn't the Allies got confused thinking it was a German fighter of sorts was it?
@Monarchii I see. Shape wise, I prefer the P40 look of the Ki-61
@WinsWings I meant I love the Ki-100 more than the Ki-61 lol, for some reason I just do lmao
@Monarchii I think you are looking this one >>> Ki-61 which uses the inline engine and not the radial engine.
@WinsWings mhm, but Radial Hien though? it's an oddly beautiful plane and I heccin love it lol
@GunmanMaster thanks
yeah, nice
@Monarchii yes, me too. I think Ki-61 is more streamlined and smooth.
EEEEE MY FAVOURITE JAPANESE FIGHTEEER
What? No automatic flaps?
@WinsWings I'll put that in to-do list (if i found time 😭)
@MrCOPTY you could improve the cockpit details and repost it if you want
i need to check this ...
Kihundred
Yeah, I didn't know it was THAT new
Thanks @DoughDough5 that is so fast, 2 seconds after upload